The sound of her heart pounding in her ears, Sophia sat next to him, her hand still clasping his firmly yet gently. His words were like hanging in the air as she knew what he would say would be the unraveling of the dark secrets that had haunted him all these years. She steeled herself and squeezed his hand in silent support.
Victor's stare fixed on his mother's grave; the air thickened between them with his memories weighing heavy. He took one deep breath, and with that came the slow, painful unraveling of his truth.
"I never told anyone the whole story, Sophia," he began, his voice barely above a whisper. "Not even Jackson. It wasn't just the fall… it wasn't just some kind of accident, as I've told myself these past years."
Sophia's grip on his hand tightened, but she said nothing, le
