Secrets and Sin by Olivia Jaymes

Author:Olivia Jaymes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blonde Ambition Press

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Clutching a piece of paper in his right hand, Cooper didn’t bother to knock on the door of his family home, simply pushing it open and striding to his father’s office. He knew good and well where Joel Winslow would be in the after-dinner hours. His father was nothing if not predictable.

I should have seen this one coming a mile away.

The interior of the house had changed since the last time he’d been inside almost six years ago. It looked like Auntie Kim had made an imprint there with all the touches of purple - her favorite color. His mom’s had been yellow.

He didn’t knock on the study door either, flinging it open to see his dad sitting behind the large, dark oak desk. When Cooper had been a kid he’d been a little bit afraid of it. His father hadn’t let any of the children within three feet of it, not wanting it to be scratched or damaged. Lily would roll her eyes and shoo the kids back into the rest of the house.

“Son,” Joel said, his expression neutral. “This is a surprise.”

“Not a pleasant one,” Cooper shot back, tossing the single sheet of paper he’d been carrying on the surface of the desk. “I think it might be time for you to tell the truth. For once in your pathetic life.”

Joel looked at Cooper and then down at the paper before picking it up, perusing the contents. Cooper watched closely for any tell-tale sign of a reaction but the most he got was the tightening of Joel’s jaw.

That’s it. His dad was one stone cold son of a bitch. Even now he didn’t give a shit.

“Where did you get this?”

“Does it matter? This is Winslow Heights. Everyone in town is going to know by breakfast tomorrow morning.”

Cooper had a friend - a former lady friend - in the sheriff’s office. It was from that person that he’d received this lovely bit of news.

And everyone would know. This wasn’t going to be swept under the rug, although Joel probably wished it would. It was such juicy gossip even Joel Winslow couldn’t pay for it to be kept under wraps.

Joel levered up from his chair and walked over to the window that looked over the backyard, seeming to think of something to say. Maybe he was thinking of a lie to make himself look better.

“Son, every marriage has its issues—”

“Stop,” Cooper commanded. “Just cut the bullshit. Sarah Adams was your daughter. Our half-sister. They found Lloyd Daniels, and he made a statement to the police. He said that you’re the father of Sarah Adams. You fucked Sarah’s mom and got her pregnant. Then spent the last thirty-six years hiding it. You can’t hide it now.”

For a moment, Cooper thought that his father was going to deny it, saying that Lloyd Daniels was a liar. But apparently he’d remembered that DNA testing was a thing and that science existed. It could be proven.

“As I said, I’ve made some mistakes. I have regrets.

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