#Chapter 52

Aaron’s POV I’m just walking back up to my front door when a black Cadillac pulls into my driveway. Familiar with the vehicle, I stop in my walkway, waiting for my father to exit it. My teeth are already clenched. What I don’t expect are the two other passengers who get out of the car with him: John and Emma Ashford. I remember my father’s promise to bring John with him, but Emma was never mentioned. Caspian claws at my rib cage, already hating whatever this visit will bring. It takes a great deal of energy to keep myself calm, especially outside where all the neighbors can see us. “No greeting for your own father?” my father toys with me as all three meet me on the walkway up to my porch. John Ashford takes in my new home that I realize he hasn’t seen yet. “This is where you moved to?” Emma looks particularly confused by my new accommodation. But I suppose someone as motivated by glitz and luxury could never understand downsizing. I hear a door open behind me and one