Chapter 32 — The Reason for the Contract
Amelia stared at her father.
“Keeping me alive?”
Her father nodded.
“I know it sounds impossible.”
Alexander stepped forward.
“Then explain it.”
Amelia's father looked at him.
“Twenty years ago, your father and I discovered that someone was using our families for their own gain.”
“Who?” Alexander asked.
“We never found out.”
Amelia frowned.
“Then why did you disappear?”
Her father lowered his eyes.
“Because I found evidence. And when I tried to expose the truth, they came after me.”
Amelia's voice trembled.
“You could have told me.”
“I wanted to.”
“Then why didn't you?”
“Because I was afraid they would use you to get to me.”
Amelia wiped her eyes.
“So you stayed away all these years?”
“Yes.”
Alexander looked at him.
“And the
