Lisa nodded, a small smile playing on her lips. "Yes, Victor Mallory. He was... instrumental in our rescue and in establishing the Haven. But his involvement is a complicated story."
Emily leaned in, her curiosity burning. "Please, Lisa. I need to know. What was Victor's role in all of this?"
Lisa was quiet for a long moment, her unseeing eyes distant as if looking into the past. When she spoke again, her voice was low, almost reverent.
"Victor Mallory was a man haunted by his past," she began. "He came from a wealthy family, much like yours, Emily. But he had made mistakes, terrible mistakes that left him seeking redemption."
Emily's mind reeled. This was a side of Victor she had never imagined - a far cry from the confident, sometimes arrogant man she knew.
