Raff let out a silent sigh of relief when the boy began eating his meal.  That was one less thing they needed to worry about, and one less thing to set Andreas off when he came back in.<br/><br/>“I believe he does,” he admitted carefully.  “Care about you, that is.  What you have to understand is that Andreas is different.  He’s an extremely dangerous sociopath who takes out all the pain and the rage on his marks.  He doesn’t feel emotions the same way you or I would, so it’s hard to say exactly what he feels for you and to what degree, bello.  What I do know is that he went to a lot of trouble to make you disappear.”  He glanced over at the window again, craning his neck to make sure he could still see Andreas sitting out there looking busy.  Alex deserved to know what was going on, since it was his life that was now forever changed.<br/><br/>“The contract was only for your father.  Considering it was Andreas who got it, the whole thing didn’t need to look like an accident, so the fire was unnecessary.  His specialty is revenge… usually painful and very messy jobs that others don’t have the stomach for.  He probably took one look at you and thought you’d be the perfect way in past security.  You’re very beautiful, and he’s always looking for a way to feed his ego and his vanity.”  Was that a nice enough way of saying Andreas was a total slut?  It would have to do.<br/><br/>“Instead of just stopping with him and anyone who might’ve seen him, he made it a point to take out your mother.  From the way he talked about it, he held her accountable for something.  I’m guessing for turning a blind eye to the abuse you were suffering.  He wanted to punish her for it.  You and her… you were never part of the deal,” he explained.  “Though he easily could’ve left you to die in the fire, too.  You’re the only witness he’s ever let live.”