CHAPTER 49
MARCO
EMBRACING MY REALITY
And again, my father has found a way to tie the rope tighter around my neck.
I sat at the edge of my bed with my elbows pressed into my knees, staring into nothing. Just the wall and the four corners of the room that now felt like I was in a prison cell only this time I'm wearing a fancy suit.
This was my life now. Working for my father and living under his roof again. I was bathing the same air as a man who had spent my entire childhood teaching me how to survive him.
Trapped—that was the word.
I wasn’t chained physically, but there was no exit that didn’t lead to someone getting hurt. And Callie… my chest tightened. I couldn’t even think of her name without feeling like I was dragging a knife across my own ribs.
Maybe this was it. Maybe acce
