Chapter Eighty-Four

“She did. We had no choice, it was either that or he would get rid of you”

“Frederick is and has always been ruthless, with no one left to run to for help, your mother agreed, that you should be left alone with me and no harm should ever come to me, then she would gladly marry the man and the merger would occur.”

Aidan watched as his father sighed wearily, fighting the words coming out of his mouth, filled with pain and sorrows and he had this inclination that the first bit of the story was just a peek of a much larger iceberg.

“He agreed and he took her…” He paused and hissed. “More like pulling her out forcefully. And that was the last time I ever saw her. I was left with you, a baby to take care of.”

“The marriage happened the weekend of that very same week, Frederick didn't waste any time at all…” He grunted bitterly. “That bastard. Marrying off Ember to the highest bidder was his number one priority, just like his little son who I saw turned out to be a brute just like his fa