I glared up at Dad who hurried forward, suddenly soft and kind, something I'd never seen from him. He hugged her gently, giant form towering over her, and she clung to him like he was her lifeline.

What the actual hell and who was this man? Because he was not my father.

"Alicia's been working with me for months," Dad said over her sniffling. "Since Pete hired her to be his assistant."

"Did you tell Dad about the drugs?" I glared at Alicia, accusing her while not ...