Theo blinked slowly, watching the trees blur past the window. His small voice trembled. “Where are we going? I want to see Ronnie.”
Kyle’s hands tightened slightly on the wheel as they rumbled farther down the dirt road that twisted deeper into the woods. “You’ll see her soon,” Kyle said with an eerie calm. “We’re all gonna be together… like our father wanted.”
Theo frowned. “I don’t have a dad.”
Kyle let out a cold, humorless scoff. “You did. We both did. Until Ronnie ruined it.”
Theo looked up, confused, his small brow furrowed. “Ronnie didn’t do anything.”
Kyle’s jaw clenched. “She took him from us. He just wanted a family. All he wanted was to be with his son… with you. With her. But she wouldn’t let it happen. She let Mark take everything from him.”
Theo didn’t answer. His finge
