A father's revenge

Previously

…Taji stood in the doorway, a solitary figure against the backdrop of the dark forest, a man adrift in the wreckage of his own making. He watched as Natasha, with Malachi safe in her embrace, turned and walked away from the cabin, away from him. He made no move to stop her. The storm within him had finally broken, leaving behind a desolate silence, a profound and crushing regret. The trail of tears he had left behind was not just on Natasha’s face, but etched into the very soul of the man who had once vowed to protect his son. The night air, once thick with menace, now carried the faint scent of pine and the lingering echo of a father’s broken heart.