Claimed By My Ex's Uncle
Without a single word, I slid into the passenger seat, quietly fastening my seatbelt.
Carlos gripped the steering wheel tightly as the car rolled on the familiar road towards home. He finally spoke, his voice restrained.
“My grandpa raised me after my mom’s death. The Ledger mansion wasn’t my home, so when death was seconds away from me, I ran straight to my maternal family.”
The pain hidden behind these short sentences twisted my guts. I’d always known Carlos had carried past shadows, but hearing him say it, so plain, so raw—it hurt.
He gave me a humorless laugh. “Grandpa put me under his roof, gave me his name, and made sure I had food and education. For the first time, I wasn’t bleeding o