A family sacrifice

Charlene’s pov

When Dominic came home, I could tell something was wrong. He had a serious look on his face, and his eyes were distant." Charlene," he said, sitting down next to me on the couch. "We need to talk."

I felt a knot form in my stomach. This couldn't be good. "What's wrong?" I asked, my heart pounding in my chest. All I could think about at that moment was the fact that whatever he heard from Jeremy was not good. I was scared about what would happen if Jeremy were to go against our plans. ‘’what is happening Dominic?’’ I asked him.

He took a deep breath. "It's about Jeremy, your brother."

I froze. "What about him?" yet another question that I needed answers to but still, Dominic was taking his time before saying anything and I wondered why he was hesitating to tell me what I wanted to hear. After a moment of silence, he began to explain everything that had happened. About how Jeremy had been involved with a drug trafficking ring and had sacrificed himself to protect his daug