“There was a club full of people, Elias. Your father found one willing to talk before he shelled out a lot of money to shut the rest of them up. The right price can keep the ugliest secrets buried. Your father caring more about his image and his decision to push Lucas toward Sasha is what ended your brother’s life. He made sure you never knew, so he could put that blame on you. I also believed he was fearful of what you would do to him.” She shrugged as if unbothered. “Your father knew everything about that night, didn’t he, Ezekiel?”

