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57. Could You Be My Daddy?

Author: Meminger
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-30 17:46:00

Ella’s Point of View

Relief washed over me like a warm tide, mingling with a joy so fierce it felt like my heart might burst. I was free—not just from the hospital’s sterile walls, but from the shadow of Marcus’s cage, the fear that had haunted me for years.

The doctors had cleared me to leave Northwestern Memorial, my gunshot wound healing well enough for discharge, though I’d need rest and monitoring.

I sat in the passenger seat of Shawn’s black SUV, my hand in his, his thumb tracing gentle circles on my skin, his blue eyes stealing glances at me with a warmth that made my chest flutter. Lily was in the back, her curls bouncing as she chattered to Emerson, her small voice bright with excitement.

My father sat beside her, his face a mask of cautious relief, his gray eyes flicking to Shawn with a suspicion that hadn’t softened. I understood his worry—after Marcus, trust was a fragile thing—but Shawn was different, his love a steady anchor, and I was ready to build a life with him,
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