The Family Ambush

Declan

"Declan!" My aunt Miriam waved enthusiastically. "Come sit by us!"

I made my way around the table, nodding to various family members. Uncle Oscar and his wife Martha, cousin Preston with his new girlfriend, Grandmother Beatrice looking regal as ever, Grandfather Alistair pretending to study the menu he'd memorized years ago. My stepbrother Malcolm slouched in his chair, probably nursing a h