Overdrawn Hearts
I've raised my son, Caleb Bennett, for nine years, but today I found out he was never mine.
Claire Bennett, my wife, shamelessly tells me to leave with nothing. She says Caleb's real father is Lincoln Lancaster, heir to the most powerful family in Berglaton.
The Lancaster family has few direct heirs left, so if Lincoln acknowledges Caleb as his son, Lincoln can easily surpass his frail uncle and become the rightful successor.
Caleb says, "You think you deserve to be my dad? My real father could crush your whole family with a snap of his fingers!"
Margaret Quigley, Claire's mother, adds, "If Claire hadn't gotten pregnant with Lincoln's child back then, do you really think we'd have let someone like you marry into our family?"
I don't fight back. I just sign the divorce papers in silence.
After that, I take out my phone and call my father, James Lancaster, who has been waiting for me in Berglaton all these years.
"Come pick me up on Christmas Eve," I say. "I'm ready to go home and take over the family."