PENELOPE'S POV ~
My nails dug into my palms as I clenched my fists, glaring at Alistair, the man claiming to be my father.
"Hah!" I sneered, my voice dripping with contempt. "Why did you do it? Why block all of my memories and still claim to be my father?!"
"Penelope... Please..." he started, but I quickly cut him off, my anger reaching its boiling point.
"Oh, just answer the damn question!" I hissed, my patience wearing thin.
Alistair paused, his lips pressed into a thin line, his shoulders slumping in defeat. I couldn't tell if it was guilt or disappointment at my refusal to accept him as my father.
"I did it to save you," he finally confessed, his voice barely a whisper. "I didn't want to lose you!"
I stared at him as if he were an alien from another planet, incredulous at his wo
