Alexander sat in his bed, staring at Mike with disbelief etched across his face. The words that his son had just spoken hung in the air, each syllable echoing like a thunderclap in his mind.
Mike had told him everything- about Uncle Nick, about Elizabeth, about Mr. Black.
The web of secrets that had been spun around him, the family he thought he controlled, had unraveled in a single moment, leaving him feeling powerless.
"You... you arranged this?" Alexander's voice trembled as he spoke, his eyes locking onto Mike's with an intensity that made his son flinch.
Mike didn't meet his gaze. "Dad, I did it to protect her. You're not strong enough right now. We all saw how dangerous things were getting, and Uncle Nick... he's obsessed with her."
Alexander's heart pounded in his c
