He Begged for My Love
"Come home with me, Joy."
As he led me down the corridor, a piercing cold climbed from the soles of my feet to the base of my skull.
He was like an intricate spiderweb, and I was just a helpless little creature caught within it, never meant to escape.
Time passed. My father's surgery was a success. My mother's condition steadily improved.
On the day she was discharged, Ethan arrived cradling a blonde-haired, blue-eyed little girl in his arms. He wore a soft and gentle smile I had never seen on him before. "Joy, meet our little angel. From now on, she's your daughter."