A Burden
The day his father entrusted him with the truth, everything shifted in his world. From then on, the weight of the secret hung heavy on his father’s shoulders. It consumed his thoughts, day in and day out. Despite his wife’s pleas for him to seek professional help, he adamantly refused.
He couldn’t bear the thought of anyone uncovering the truth his family had guarded for so long.
Since learning about it, Jemma was the only one he felt he could confide in, the only person he trusted to carry this burden.