Baher ran as fast as he could.
He stormed up the stairs, flung open his son’s bedroom door, and froze.
Ryan was terrified, curled up in bed, his eyes on Lara, who was standing beside him with a glass of milk.
The moment she saw Baher, she was taken aback.
But she quickly regained her composure. “Ryan was tired, and I…”
Put down the glass.
His voice was terrifying.
Lara tried to smile. “Baher, you’re just nervous.”
But he snatched the glass from her hand and smelled it.
The same smell.
Bitter almonds.
Eliana quietly followed them inside. Ryan, the moment he saw her, reached out his small hand towards her. “I told you not to leave me,” he said, trying to hold back his tears.
Baher turned slowly towards Lara.
And for the first time in his life, they were genuinely afraid of him.
Why?
Lara swallowed hard. “You’ve got it all wrong.”
Why?!
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