Mia’s POV“Father?”The little girl’s voice echoed through the memory.My voice.I stared at the man standing beside my mother.He turned.For one impossible second, our eyes met.Silver.The exact same silver as mine.My heart began pounding.I couldn’t move.The little version of me ran toward him.He knelt.She threw her arms around him.He laughed softly and lifted her into his arms.I watched in silence.That couldn’t be my father.The man I remembered was distant.Cold.A king.A ruler who had helped destroy our family.But this man—This man looked at me like I was everything.He kissed the little girl’s forehead.“Did you behave today?”She nodded proudly.“Yes.”Her twin stood nearby, watching.The man reached out his hand.“Come here, little shadow.”The boy smiled.He ran over.The man lifted him too.My chest tightened.Two children.Two parents.A family.A family I had never remembered.My mother smiled.For the first time, I saw her truly happy.I whispered,“Who are yo
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