Gemotions

He remembered his father's words, "Some things are best left buried." But Mark had always been stubborn. The family history, a carefully crafted tapestry of success and morality, had always felt… wrong.

He unearthed a cache of photographs that showed his uncle, the black sheep of the family, as the hero in a local news article. The man that his father had always told him was a failure was pictured rescuing children from a burning building.

A cold rage bloomed within him. His father’s disapproval, now he understood it. The need to rewrite, to control, had made him sick. He would unearth the truth, no matter the cost.