Avery POV
"Do you think I overdid it? That I couldn’t even control my emotions earlier, Avery?"
I turned my head slightly, watching Aidan as he ran a hand through his hair, his brows furrowed like he was still trying to process everything that had happened. There was frustration in his voice, but beneath that, I could hear something else—something more vulnerable.
"No, I don’t think so," I said honestly. "You did the right thing by letting it all out. Keeping everything bottled up would have done more harm than good. And besides, your father wouldn’t have gone that far if Janet hadn’t mind-linked him and added fuel to the fire. She made everything worse on purpose."
Aidan didn’t respond right away. His jaw clenched, a muscle ticking in his cheek. I could tell he was still deep in thoug
