"Father, when you knew about it you should have told Lucius about it." Layla's voice carried her shock and disbelief that Alekis kept such a big truth from Lucius all this time.
"That was to protect him, Layla," Alekis replied. "Did you not see how desperately Vladimir wanted Lucius back? He had already made up his mind to leave us, to abandon you, and to join Vladimir's side. Evelina and I agreed long ago that keeping him away from that truth was the only way to keep him safe."
"Father, but you should have told him how dangerous his real father was. Lucius was open to the mafia world at a tender age. You should have told him the real reason why you never wanted him to be a part of that world. Tell me if Brother Antoine also knew about this?" Layla inquired.
Alekis didn't respond immediately. He slowly nodded his head. "Antoine knew about it," he admitted.