"Uncle Oakes," Hannah Mercer blinked with grievance, her pink little mouth pouting, making her look so adorable!
"What's wrong, little darling? Who bullied you?" Oakes hurriedly patted Hannah's back, as he couldn't bear to see her upset.
"Brother, brother won't let me eat, find you, daddy." Hannah Mercer was so conflicted she was about to cry; she dared not eat, but she really wanted to.
Oakes finally understood; it turned out that Alexander Mercer wasn't letting Hannah eat cake. "Later, Uncle will teach your brother a lesson, okay? Don't be upset, little darling. Go ahead and eat; Uncle Oakes says you can."
"I won't eat. Mommy, dangerous." Hannah Mercer still shook her head, pushing away the tempting cake in front of her.
Dangerous? Oakes seemed to remember something; it had been so long since he'd seen Ruby Mercer. Hardy Mercer, that brute!!!
Oakes tossed the cake aside and immediately started searching everywhere for Christopher Moore.
It's over, over…
