Cain finally broke the silence, and somehow the calmness in his voice made what he was saying hurt even more. “I don’t know your father,” he said, holding my gaze. “Eli talked about you a lot when we were in the military. He told me you were his only family, and that was all I knew about you.” I stared at him, trying to decide whether I believed him, but there was something in his expression that made it difficult to accuse him of another lie without proof. I lowered my eyes, letting the silence stretch between us while memories of my childhood slowly surfaced.“I knew Eli would do something like that,” I finally murmured.Cain’s brows pulled together. “Do what?”I looked at him again, and for the first time since entering his office, some of the anger in my chest was replaced by something closer to sadness. “Take care of me.” My fingers tightened together in my lap. “He never really liked our parents. At least, he never liked the way they lived.” I paused, remembering things I had
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