Secrets

Violet POV

Max came to meet me the next day. I was expecting him to leave without meeting me. Not even once did he step out to talk to me while I was conversing with my family. So seeing him in the main hall brought forth a surge of emotions. Anger, confusion, desperation and revulsion.

I sat across from him in the main hall on the sofa, looking in his dark eyes and against my wishes, wondering if Dave had any features that resembled him. None. I don’t know why I was thankful for that, but Dave was his father’s carbon copy.

Max Gater looked everywhere but me. He seemed pretty unsettled. Finally, he let out a rough exhale and shook his head. “I don’t know where to start, Vitty.”

“Don’t!” I snapped. “Don’t call me Vitty. You lost that privilege the moment you gave me away. You neglected your responsibility and sought revenge on your daughter through me.”

He jerked his head back, and then a ghost of a sad smile crossed his lips. “I know…” Fidgeting with his fingers in his lap, he star