Ch 53
Xander POV
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I close the door behind as I follow uncle Thomas and Maya into their library.
Our place of discussion.
It has always been…
“Tell me this is all a joke, Xander.
A prank on us”
Thomas grits out…
Fuming in anger.
And I settle down on the chair.
My hands on my knees, head down.
No answer, or reasons left in me.
I wish all this would have been a joke or a prank…
But it's not.
It's a bleeding knife.
Not good.
“See.
This silence.
He is good at this”
He scoffs, as he tells his wife Maya.
“Xander, my son
What are you thinking?
Is she Howard's daughter?”
Maya questions and I nod.
My lips sealed.
“I knew it.
Her face looked familiar.
So similar” Thomas grits out.
And my eyes burn
“Can you stay calm for a minute?
Let him speak”
Maya shrugs,
