Chapter 6 - The Man Who Stole Leah Tried to Escape Prison, but He Left Behind a Letter That Exposed One More SecretEvan escaped custody.
He left a note.
Your father knew the truth.
My father.
I investigated.
My father had been alive too.
He had faked his death after discovering the Caruso network.
He had tried to protect me.
But he failed.
I found him.
He apologized.
I cried.
He asked about Leah.
I showed him a photograph.
He smiled.
“She looks like you.”
I asked:
“Why didn't you come home?”
“Fear.”
Again.
Fear.
May you like
The word had shaped my entire life.
But I was done letting it.
Related Stories
Chapter 7 - My Father Asked Damian to Forgive Him, and the Two Men Who Had Been Enemies Finally Chose FamilyMy father and Damian spoke.
Chapter 8 - Damian Took Leah to See the Ocean for the First Time, and I Realized We Were Finally Becoming a FamilyWe traveled.
Chapter 9 - I Thought Losing Two Years Was the Worst Thing That Happened to Me Until Leah Asked Why I Was CryingShe found me looking at old photographs.
Chapter 10 - Damian Asked Me to Marry Him Again, but This Time He Didn't Offer a Ring—He Offered Me a ChoiceHe didn't kneel.
Chapter 11 - We Built a New Company With No Secret Accounts, No Criminal Ties, and One Rule Leah Would Always RememberDamian rebuilt everything.
Chapter 12 - Leah Asked Why She Had Been Called “A Ghost,” and I Finally Told Her the Truth in a Way a Child Could UnderstandWe told her gently.
