DAMAGED BUT NOT BROKEN
he asks, and I nod, leaving Sapphire seething, all wrong.
Roman's arm wraps around me, "Everything okay?" he whispers low,
I nod, for now, but this isn't over, no.
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I step into the hotel suite, relieved to escape the fray,
But then a surprise, a young girl, familiar eyes, Darrick's daughter, Claire, in play.
"Hello," Claire says, curious, innocent, and pure of heart,
My own heart stops, panic sets in, as memories flood and never depart.
Claire's gaze locks onto mine, unaware of our connection true,
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