Whose Side Are You On?

When Alain saw that his savior had arrived, he dramatically burst into tears.

"Father!" he wept.

Pointing a finger at Aiden, he then lamented, "He slapped me!"

Aiden was speechless.

Although Ryan prevented him from slapping Alain a second time, he did slap Alain once using the brown envelope. The red streak across Alain's cheek served as undisputed evidence.

"Aiden..." Ryan sighed. "Please stop."

Had it been anyone else, Zane Caldwell included, Aiden's anger might be reduced by half. Now that he had to hear once again how Ryan was taking Alain's side, Aiden's heart was no different than a volcano close before an eruption.

"Stop, what?" Aiden sneered at the vampire. "Stop bullying your darling son?"

Ryan had never experienced Aiden in this state, so he was quite surprised.

"Aiden, if there's anything you want to talk about, there is no need to resort to violence. We can..."

Before Ryan even ended his sentence, Aiden already passed him a crisp slap across the face.