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At first, the old ht it on I never shared Sophia’s past with hi to take our fa it for ht it to my attention It was from those conversations that I learned to focus even s, led me to the realization that he knew of that horror

Even Lance, who I have no doubt is his very best friend, knows nothing about it He’s never uttered a word to anyone, whichIt’s only as he got older and started pulling away that I really started to worry As a son with a uish But as a father ould die to protect his son, I can’t let him do what he wants here

I’ve been piecing together his thought process through spying and other less ethical routes, and I ht between a rock and a hard place Do I let e and live with that shit for the rest of his life? Or do I step in and take care of the situation on my own?

I could’ve done it, should’ve done it a long ti me I can’t find her father She has no idea that I’ve been looking or that I know she cries herself to sleep soo to ith this asshole in a foreign land until I bring him out of there It’s been years with no trace of his whereabouts, and no

Now it looks like I’et to the scuh to follow his thought process without having to be told The fact that I have eyes and ears on hi this latest wrinkle, though How the fuck do I fix this without either of the hurt?

I laid there for the next hour trying to co to sidetrack her because I know her too Once she gets soetting her to let go That reirls She’d houndedelse like it was a ain, she’s that ith everything where the kids are concerned

GABRIEL

Why a I’ve seen warrants this level of unease, but all oing on with her It’s not like I need a distraction frointerrupt , to say the least

By the ti for lunch, nored the stares and the whispers as people stepped out of my way I wonder what it is about my aloof asshole persona that keeps these people hooked The nore them, the more they clamor, especially the feive a shit about

She looked shocked to seethere, and for the first few seconds, I said nothing, just looked her over, not sure what the hell I was looking for “Let’s go” I took her hand in lared at those who stood around like they were at the movies or some shit

In the cafeteria, there was even more of a stir since it had been years since I stepped foot in the place Pop pays a shit ton for us to eat here, but I’ve conditioned myself to eat at uy I go out ofto do withbonds with people I have no interest in seeing again once we leave these walls

She just stood there with her head down as if she didn’t knohat to do with herself “Aren’t you getting lunch?”

“Oh…yeah…sure” She walked to the table, and I stood to the side watching while she chose rabbit food for lunch The good thing about my attitude is that people knew not to question rade’s side of the rooh to join us was Lance, as s What an ass