Part One Hundred and Five

“That guy gives me the creeps.” Shoran shuddered as she spoke.

“Something’s off with both of them.” Adara voiced her agreement.

“I’m going to go check on Malachi.” James nodded as I headed down the hall.

James sat down next to Shoran and had to endure the endless baby talk between Adara and Shoran after they moved on from Franklin and Alexander.

I walked towards Malachi’s study and opened the door. Everything was in disarray. He had swept everything off his table. He must have been in quite a state because normally he’d chastise me for not knocking.

“Dad.”

Malachi sat down in his chair behind his desk. “He infuriates me so much.”

“He’s a bastard.” My voice was softer because the fury had left him for the moment.

“Just leave it,” he said to me as I started to pick things up. I put them on his table and sat down on the other side of his desk.

“He really does hate you and me for some reason.” Malachi’s eyes found mine and he nodded solemnly.

“What about Alexander? I couldn’t hear any of