Chapter 62
Serenity pushed the door open, and it swung back to reveal her father sitting up in bed, his frame looking smaller against the white sheets than it had just the day before.
“Daddy?” Serenity called out, her voice softening instantly, shedding the sharp edge she had used on the men in the hallway.
“Hi, sweetie,” Calloway greeted her, his face lighting up with a genuine, weary warmth. But the smile didn't even have a chance to reach his eyes before it vanished.
The moment Evan and Leo stepped into his line of sight, Calloway’s entire demeanor shifted. The warmth evaporated, replaced by a cold, rigid mask of paternal fury. His spine straightened as much as his condition would allow, and his eyes narrowed into flinty shards of ice.
The boys felt the temperature in the room plum
