PARENTS

AUTHOR'S POV

“ I left her at the gate of the orphanage to save her life. ” The man said in a hoarse whisper. If there was not a mini mic attached to his shirt, Sia would not have been able to even hear his voice through the video playing.

Confusion washed over Sia combined with dread that the man in the video might be talking about her. Her hands were trembling as she clicked on the pause button and the video stopped.

Was she ready for it? No. No. She was not ready.

She did not want to know whatever it was but staring at the man, she knew she needed to know what it was all about.

With her shaky fingers, Sia pressed on the button again and the video starting running.

“ Tell everything from the start. ” Lucas's cold voice appeared from behind the camera again and Sia held her breath.

The man glanced at someone behind the camera and turned to stare right through