The morning air in Miami was heavy, humid, and golden with the early sun. I clutched Liam’s hand as we walked down the street, our steps echoing off the pavement. Today wasn’t just another day in the park; it was the day everything I had been avoiding came to the surface.
Dean had promised he would be there, and part of me wanted to cling to the hope that things could finally be simple. But another part, the part I’d been nursing since leaving the mansion, braced for chaos.
“You’re going to like today, Angel,” Liam said, swinging our linked hands between us. “Daddy says it’s a surprise.”
His enthusiasm was infectious, but I didn’t let myself smile just yet. Surprises from Dean Knight were rarely harmless.
We arrived at a small community center by the bay, one of those local Miami place
