Chapter 227

I clear my throat and step away from Maya, smiling sheepishly. “Do you two have any idea what time it is?” My father scolds us, and we press our lips together to keep from laughing. I felt like a teenager who got busted by his parents sneaking a girl into the house.

“It’s Christmas day, and I want to see my baby girl,” I tell my parents as I take Maya’s hand and pull her up the stairs.

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