Plaything in one's palm
"You can cling to the simple, satisfying story Marcus sold you. You can see me as the monster who stole your father's legacy and then stole you. It's a clean narrative. It gives you a purpose: revenge."
He paused, letting the alternative hang in the air, thick and heavy. "Or," he continued, "you can stay. You can listen to a more complicated, far uglier story. One that doesn't have clear heroes and villains. One that might implicate people you never suspected. One that will change everything you think you know about your father, about my family, and about why you are here."