CHAPTER {9} Playing Some Sick Game

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~~~CAIRO~~~ "Arhhh!" I hear that tiny, high-pitched voice behind me and my head snaps back so fast I nearly broke my neck. I was just standing in front of my mirror, working my cufflinks and trying to get my head straight for the day, but now I’m looking at my four-year-old daughter, holding my heavy crystal glass of bourbon. She’s squeezing her face like she just swallowed battery acid. My heart does a f*****g somersault. "Skye! What the he—" I rush over and snatch the glass out of her tiny hands before she can drop it on the floor or, worse, take another swig. I look at her, ready to go into full lecture mode, but she just starts giving me that mischievous little laugh. "What are you doing with dad’s drink?" I ask, my voice sounding more panicked than I want it to. Her face sh

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