Atlas's hands trembled as he opened the leather-bound journal. The pages were filled with Anola's elegant handwriting, each entry meticulously dated. He flipped through quickly, scanning for his name, and froze when he found the first mention.
{March 15th - The boy continues to be a problem. Marius refuses to see how Atlas undermines everything we've built. The way he looks at us, as if he knows something..}
Atlas continued reading, his pulse quickening with each revelation.
{June 21st - Aaron agrees with me now. Atlas must be removed. The adoption was Marius's greatest mistake. I've never considered that orphan part of our family, and I never will.}
But it was the entries from the weeks before Marius's death that made Atlas's blood run cold.
{October 3rd - The plan is set. Aaron has
