Gemotions

"Are you serious?" Liam practically spat the words, the casual nonchalance he'd been feigning now completely evaporated. The detective across the table, a sturdy woman with kind eyes, simply nodded. The DNA test results lay between them, stark and undeniable. Liam stared at the paper, his mind racing. His father, a man of unwavering principles, had kept a child a secret? He felt a sudden, inexplicable urge to laugh, a hysterical bubble building in his chest. He cleared his throat, forcing himself to swallow the emotion. He felt his hands begin to tremble.