"I want you safe, Thea. That's all I've ever wanted." It had been necessary to do what he did in the past to keep her safe, though Oliver knows being so secretive only backfired in the end and he though he'd lost a link to his sister that he'd only just gotten back.

He knew Thea was a grown up and had a mind of her own, but he'd never expected this.

"Family?" The man had so much blood on his hands, including that of his own son. "Dad loved us, Thea. He loved both of us. More than you or I ever knew."