Love's Ashes, Vengeance's Spark

chelin-starred restaurant, a demanding but respected fath

a passionate embrace with Liam, my supposed business pa

d, sacks of flour burst, and cooking oil slicked th

collapsed, his eyes filled with disapp

he narrative: "He' s lost it, Dad!

gnited a kitchen torch and tossed

e dragged Liam away, screaming, "Eth

ferno with my dying father, his la

ous arsonist, I learned my father d

ured me to donate skin grafts to Liam,

a marketing opportunity, and my subsequent injuries

ncluding my very essence,

, "Chloe' s with a real man now. Som

ted, systematic destruction, or

d a new purpose; this was not th