Alex
Alex didn’t anticipate coming through his parents’ front door again, but now that he remembered…
Things changed.
Before he reached his father’s study, Alex passed Laila.
“Alex, what—”
He turned on her with a fury in his eyes like no other. “You knew,” he hissed. He pointed to his mother, “You knew about the baby.”
Laila’s eye’s widened and she covered her mouth. Behind her hand, her head shook, “Alex, I tried to—”
“No.” His eyes pierced through her. “Never come around me again. Do not seek me out. Do not call me. Don’t even think about me, because I won’t be thinking about you. You’re dead to me. You sat here for fifty years! You watched me try to piece everything back together and you knew she was pregnant!”
“I tried—”
“NO!” He roared. “Where is
