Ethan's POV
I rounded the corner from the notary office, my tie loosened, exhaustion clinging to my shoulders like dead weight.
The paperwork for Marcus's overseas transfer had taken hours. Hours I didn't have. Hours I should've spent figuring out how to fix the mess my family had made.
But no. Instead, I'd spent my afternoon arranging to send my son away because my mother and grandmother had decided he was too much of a liability to keep around.
I hated myself for going along with it.
But what choice did I have?
If I didn't comply, they'd never let me see him again.
I shoved my hands in my pockets, my jaw tight, trying not to think about the look on Marcus's face when I told him he'd be leaving the country.
That's when I saw her.
At first, I thought I was hall
