#Chapter 121- Neglected Alpha Child

Fiona “Can I ask you something?” I start, a bit hesitant because I know from our previous conversation this will be a sensitive topic. I want to know more about Ethan, and I want to know more about his family. The only way that will happen is to talk to him about it. We need to be open, and he said I could ask him anything. Hopefully, he’s still okay with that. So, as I lean back against the back of the wooden swing, I turn slightly to him and balance against the back and side of the swing. “You can ask anything, Fiona. I’ll be as honest and open as I can with you from here on out,” he tells me, and I nod. I think it’ll take me a bit longer to fully feel that, but we’re on a good path forward now that he’s denied the marriage outright. “Can you tell me more about your relationships with your parents and brother?” Ethan stiffens for a second before he sighs. “There’s not much to say, but at the same time, there’s too much,” he answers. He rakes a hand through his hair