Chapter 75

"Do you miss your girl? How are you a better stepfather, or is it guardian you call it? or wait," His chuckle is tinged with a malice so deep, it makes me newly afraid for Amelia's safety around such a mad man "what is the best term to describe the abomination you and Amelia have going on?

Anyway, back to my question, how are you a better guardian to a stranger's kid than you ever were a father to your own kid?" He says, his chuckling dies down to a venomous tone laced with such palpable danger, I feel my pulse quicken.

"Tyler. I don't know what this is about. If it is the money, I'll give you all you want. You don't want this situation to escalate beyond what you can handle. Let Amelia go and we will resolve this as quietly as possible. No consequences." I say through gritted teeth.

I hate having to negotiate with him like this but Hernandez made me understand that the best way to go about it would be to make him feel heard and understood. No malice on my part. Try to fr