Luna's POV

I can hear the emotion in Alex's voice when he tells me to quit while they haven't gotten to me. There's something raw and broken about the way he says it, like he's carrying a weight that's too heavy for him to bear alone.

Every part of me wants to fire back at him. I want to tell him that I have every right to know the truth, especially when it concerns my parents. I want to remind him that he was the one who offered to help me in the first place, and now he's acting like I'm some ...