My uncle got out of prison, and the whole family shut the door on him—except for my mom, who hugged him as if someone else were to blame.

at me with a desperate longing in his eyes.

I shook my head, confusion swirling in my mind. “What do you mean?”

“You were taken, Diego,” he whispered, voice breaking. “Your mother and I wanted to protect you. But your father… he took you from me.”

“Stop!” I yelled, feeling the weight of the world crushing me. “Stop saying these things!”

But the truth was continue reading …