Love Beyond the Contract Marriage
So, they took me," he said very quietly.
Grand Miller nodded. “Yes. They took you by force, Ryan. Your parents tried to fight back, but they couldn’t stop them. They were powerless.”
Ryan's hands closed tightly and his jaw got hard.
"Who were they?" he asked strongly.
Grand Miller hesitated, the weight of the truth evident on his face. “The people who took you,” he began slowly, “were the ones who raised you—your adoptive parents. They were part of what happened to Ryan. Ryan's eyes opened wide in surprise. "No," he said, shaking his head. They wouldn’t—”