"What kind of leverage could you have possibly held over your dear father to get him to step down? You've never revealed that before." Floyd's curiosity grew until the silence was thick with anticipation. John took a deep breath, preparing to discuss the incident that had tormented him for years. Sean had been the one to gather all the evidence John needed to confront his own father, but Floyd was still largely in the dark about certain events that had led them to this point.
And Ara... She needed to hear from him how far back her mother's betrayal had gone. He'd been holding onto this information for long enough, searching for the right evidence to present to her before he shattered her heart. Now, it almost seemed cruel to deepen the wound of betrayal any further. A large part of him, a
