Ava
“Daddy, did you find out where my locket is?” I ask as soon as I’m through the drawing room door, Triton right behind me.
Michael and Mark are with Dad. Mark smiles at me, but Michael is looking anywhere but at me. My eyes don’t linger because I’m looking right at my dad.
“Daddy?” I whisper when he grabs me in a fierce hold.
He strokes the back of my hair while kissing my head. “I saw everything.”
I close my eyes tightly. I know what my dad is referring to, and it makes me feel sick that he had to see me like that. I can’t imagine what it’s done to my dad and my brothers because I know they were with him; they wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t seen also. It explains why Michael can’t look me in the eye.
“I’m sorry,” I mumble.
“No.” Dad pulls me at arm’s length. “You have nothing
