I had to steady my mind and find a way to control my breathing so I didn’t go into a full-on panic attack. But I managed to steady myself, and I looked back up at Gage with a neutral look on my face.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said, playing dumb. I thought pleading ignorance was the best course of action at this time. I was so caught off guard by his admission that I wasn’t prepared for it. So all I could do was deny it. Even with the evidence. The broken wrist, the bruise on my head that took a couple of days to heal, and other injuries that I know he has seen over the years.
“Don’t do that. Don’t act dumb and don’t act like I’m an i***t. Don’t pretend like it’s not obvious. Arlo and I have known about it for ages. We thought you would tell us when you were ready, but
