My Father's Best Friend
To her, I was still strong and capable, the man who built a billionaire-dollar corporation from the ground up, a person who took care of things and stuck to his word.
I didn’t want her to see me falling apart, to know I wasn’t as strong as I acted.
So, though it hurt like hell to say no to temptation, I put the phone back down. Going to Raven’s bedside, I smoothed some hair away from her forehead. Her eyelids were soft with no sign of movement beneath them.
“Raven,” I whispered. “It’s me. It’s Dad. Can you hear me, honey?”
My throat tightened before I could say any more, and I bit down on my lip. That strangled cry that wanted to come out wasn’t going to. Not on my watch.
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