Shhh Daddy won’t Know
Aether whispered, his violet eyes locking not on Lucas, but on Arthur Cross, who stood frozen in utter, world-shattering shock.
Arthur’s face collapsed. The stoic resolve, the quiet strength, all of it evaporated, leaving behind the raw, naked grief of twenty years. A single tear traced a path through the dust on his cheek.
“My boy,” Arthur choked out, taking a stumbling step forward. “They told me you were stillborn. They let me hold a cold… a cold bundle of blankets.”
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