“The damage has been done,” Angel said.
Annoyed at his response, Kael said, “It’s the best I can do! I wasn’t the one who put out the pedophile story. I’m not a complete monster, you know.”
Angel did not respond but sat looking at Kael his expression blank. What did he have to do to make his boy happy again? Let him go. That was the answer, and Kael knew it.
“Look, I know you’ve been unhappy for a while. We’ve had a good couple of years, for the most part. I was always too old for you and too set in my ways. It’s my reptilian brain coming into play.” He hoped Angel would smile, but he didn’t. It was time to say the words he’d been dreading. “I’ll support you financially until you get a good salary coming in and I’ll pay for your university, though once you’re on your own, it will be you
