Promised to the Tyrant
"Of course not. You think it was easy for Amira. The Romano family was a mess; they were childless, so at some level they wanted a child, but that child was not her. Amira had to pull a lot of strings to make them accept her."
Was my father making that call part of those strings she pulled as well? Was that what that phone call was about? Though the question remained, why? A fucker of the highest order, like my father, never did anything that was not in his interest.
"She also used her powers to compel them, coercing them to keep her safe, treat her well, and never physically harm or abuse her, and…"
Set cut Aaron mid-sentence, yelling at him, reflecting my anger.
"You call that keeping her