Trapped in Love

Tyler and Axel exchanged one glance. They could not come up with a reason why they were still on the computer so late at night.

On the other hand, Liora chimed in. “Uncle Kenny, I’m up because my brothers woke me with all that noisy typing!”

Kenny nodded, acknowledging the noisy keyboards. “You’re right. It’s Saturday tomorrow. How about we go out?”

“No!” The three children immediately rejected the idea in unison.

They didn’t want to relive the experience of being leashed like dogs, as they had in the past.

With food in his mouth, Kenny added, “Your mom is spending time with another man. Don’t you want to rely on me?”

Tyler didn’t hold back, exposing Kenny mercilessly. “It seems like you’re the one relying on us. If he weren’t here, you’d be having dinner with Mommy.”

Kenny looked dejected. “I feel abandoned when you put it that way.”

Axel chimed in. “Uncle Kenny, have you noticed that Mommy has been doing much better since she and Daddy reconciled?”

contemplated it for a moment. “You might be

with concern in her eyes and asked, “Uncle Kenny, you’re

reassured her, “Why would I

might feel like a

mom doesn’t ask me to leave. Besides, you never know

help but ask, “Do you

vigorously. “No, Tyler. Your mom and I

I was

him, “Ty, you’re quite mature for your age. You might get in trouble if your mom hears you say

asked, ‘Why aren’t you eating,

that. I’ll eat when I get better.”

grabbing the attention of Axel and Tyler. They quickly got up and rushed over to

assumed a serious expression as he sat down and began typing rapidly. Shortly after, a page displaying a location

at the laptop in astonishment. “What’s going on? What’s that place with the blinking red dot?