"What?"

"Huh?

In his triumphant grin, Tristian looked us in the eyes and smirked. With a sarcastic sneer, he counseled, "If you're going to lie, make it more genuine and credible next time." I pressed the borders of my ideas together with my fingers as my thoughts appeared to be colliding. I was left even more dumbfounded after hearing him refute our statements and label us as liars just because he is unfamiliar with the name Feodor Walsh Fegari.

"Brother," Mario called him out by his first name. The man made a few steps towards Tristian and tried to reach out for his arms, but Tristian shied away, avoiding his...