Chapter 30. Derailed

I need to tell her about her real dad. Maybe after Lorenzo's fight? Right now, she is angry that I went behind her back, so after Lorenzo's fight, I will tell her everything.

I see Hugh in his place next to her door, knocking on it; I watch as it opens. Maybe I should apologise? We stand in silence, and I consider my words.

"I apologise if you think I overstepped the mark. I am used to being in control, deciding things, and others following the orders I give." I take a step closer. "Even those who I have never known, I hold power over them. I just did what I always do."

I've lived this life too long. A stranger in the street would listen and follow my orders. They wouldn't complain, mainly through fear, but they would accept and not complain. She fights it.

She steps closer to me.

"You own everyone. You control everyone. You dominate everything in your life, Marco." I nod at her words, accepting that I do. Nothing can change th