Chapter 12 - Sophia Finally Told Emma the Entire Truth About Her Father, and My Son Made a Promise That Changed Her LifeEmma was seven.
She asked about her father.
Sophia finally told her.
He had died years earlier.
He had protected them.
He had trusted my father.
He had hidden evidence.
He had sacrificed himself.
Emma cried.
Luca sat beside her.
Then said:
“You don't have to be scared.”
Emma looked at him.
“Why?”
“Because you're family now.”
Sophia froze.
I did too.
Emma smiled.
Family.
The word had arrived without paperwork.
Without contracts.
May you like
Without money.
It simply happened.
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