Lily's POV

I caught up with Alexander in the parking lot, where he stood beside his car, gripping his keys so tightly his knuckles were white.

"Alexander, stop. We need to talk about what Victor just said." I touched his shoulder and felt him tense. "What was he talking about with your parents' accident?"

"It's not relevant to anything." His voice was flat and emotionless in a way that meant he was barely holding himself together. "Victor was just trying to distract from his own crimes by ...