The room was silent and Jamie’s sobs echoed through the room. He was still clutching his arm where he’d scratched Daniel in his desperation. 

Lena broke the silence first. She turned to Daniel, her voice laced with frustration.

“That woman turned him against me,” she said, holding out her scratched arm. “Look what he did! He actually attacked me. You saw it with your own eyes.”

Daniel frowned but didn’t say anything at first. Lena raised her voice a little, her tone sharpening. “Are you seriously going to act like this is normal? He was always such a sweet child until Maya came back into his life.”

“Don’t blame him,”...