C39 No choices.

"I handed my son... to death." Pepper's voice cracked like a dry branch under the weight of sorrow. Tears welled up, breaking through the wall she had built for years. In front of her, Father Miguel listened with a serenity only age could bring, though his eyes revealed the impact of her words. "I pushed him... I pushed him to do it. Tony's life could have been so different. But instead..