Flawed
My heart faltered, “Well, what can you tell me about him?”
She paused and pushed the food around on her plate, “Charlee, please know, that I wouldn’t trade my life or you for the world. I don’t regret a single thing, one of the reasons I haven’t told you about your father is because I didn’t want to lie to you. Just promise me that you won’t judge me or your father too harshly? I can only tell you my side of the story, and he was the villain in my story, my downfall.”
It was as if all the air was sucked out of the room, I don’t think I was prepared for this, but I’ve already come this far, and now I had to know the truth.