Chapter 12 - Five Years Later, Liam Asked Why Everyone Was Afraid of His Name, and I Told Him the Truth Without Teaching Him to Fear His FamilyLiam was five.
He knew his father was wealthy.
He didn't know why.
One day he asked:
“Dad, why do people say our family is dangerous?”
I sat beside him.
“Because some people in our family made bad choices.”
“Were you bad?”
“Sometimes.”
He looked shocked.
“Why?”
“Because I thought power was the answer to everything.”
“What changed?”
“You.”
He smiled.
Maya called from the kitchen.
“Lunch.”
Liam ran.
I smiled.
That was the truth.
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Family wasn't destiny.
Choice was.
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