Chapter 13 - I Finally Told Sophia About the Life I Had Hidden From Her, and She Chose to Stay Even After Learning Exactly Who I Had BeenI told her everything.
The organization.
The violence.
The people.
The choices.
The mistakes.
She listened.
When I finished, she asked:
“Are you still that man?”
“No.”
“Why?”
I looked at Luca.
“Because he needed a father.”
Then Emma.
“Because she needed a safe place.”
Then her.
“Because you deserved better.”
Sophia took my hand.
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“I believe you.”
That was enough.
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