I Spared Them

***Victor***

*He knew.*

The realization did not come all at once. It unfolded slowly, spreading through my veins, each second carrying the truth deeper until it settled in my bones.

This old, calculating bastard had known about Mia all along. And none of us had seen it coming.

My thoughts spiraled, colliding with each other in a storm I could neither calm nor escape.

*Since when had he known? How