AIDAN My eyes went to my father, who was giving me an odd look. I had no answers to his questions. I mean, what could I say? Jake was quiet and still said nothing, only listening to what was being said. Clearly, I was going to be dealing with this all myself. Jake let out a grunt in an agreement and stayed close by but said nothing. Dad looked away but said something I never thought would come out of his mouth. “You believed everything that girl said about Mia, no question, and you didn’t even think about Mia. Not once.” I gulped, wondering where he was going with this, but he continued. “You didn’t even notice she had changed so much in a few months of her mother leaving, did you?” I shook my head, but his face hardened more. “You and Mia were inseparable since you were kids. Hel

