DRAVEN’S POV:

“You really do not want to have this conversation, do you?” Violetta picked up, as soon as she saw that they were far enough.

I took a deep breath. “Hello to you, Violetta,” I kept a straight face.

“I expect better treatment for someone who is family,” she replied, “does replacing her mean we’re no longer family?”

“Why are you here?” Violetta’s presence after years could only mean trouble—one I was not equipped to face at the moment, hence the reason I had been avoiding her, but then I knew I could no longer avoid it, so I risked sounding rude.

“I’m here to see the family my...