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Author: River Audra
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DOM

My father replaced the dining room table. It was about half the size of the previous one. He said something about eating in a more comfortable setting where we could bond and get to know each other.

It was bullshit.

Since when did he care about creating bonds other than the ones in his law firm?

Miles attempted to sit next to her mother, but Marcus beat her to it, plopping himself in the chair with a smirk. The table had six chairs on each side, with one at each end. My father sat where he always did, at the head, with Ms. Valentine adjacent to him. I took my usual place next to my father.

That left Miles with three choices: sit next to Marcus, sit next to me, or make things awkward by sitting further away.

She hesitated.

For a second, she actually looked like she might turn around and walk right the fuck out.

"Come sit next to Dom, Miles," my father said, deciding for her.

I didn’t miss the way her mother’s tight smile deepened as Miles dragged her feet to the empty chair
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