"When you were about twelve," he said. "Right after you started getting taller. Mom was panicking about something, saying the 'timing was off' and that 'they' wouldn't be pleased. Dad told me that night that I had a special responsibility to the pack, to make sure that you never gained confidence or friends."
I processed this, trying to fit it into what we knew. "And you never questioned why your parents were receiving extra money? Money that was supposed to be for my care but clearly wasn't being spent on me?"
Confusion flickered across Jon's face. "What money?"
Either he was an exceptional actor, or he genuinely didn't know about the financial arrangements. I changed tactics.
"Have you ever heard the name Elias?" I asked abruptly.
Jon blinked, clearly caught off guard by the questio
