Chapter 66
Annalise
"Why are you here?" I asked, my voice sharp and unyielding. He flinched at my tone, clearly unaccustomed to such hostility from me. It would be better if he got used to it.
"Are they treating you well?" he asked, avoiding my gaze, his tone hesitant, almost apologetic.
I rolled my eyes. "Why do you care, sir? Don’t you have a family to take care of? Willow and Petunia—your true family. Don’t waste your time on a stranger." I stood up, ready to walk away, but his next words stopped me cold.
"They threatened me to hand you over to them."
I froze, then turned slowly to face him, my eyes wide with disbelief. "What?"
"It’s true, Anna," he said, his voice cracking. "I didn’t want to hand you over to them, but they threatened my life—Petunia’s, Willow’s, and yours. I had
