Sin For me, Daddy.
Her scowl softened, and for a fleeting moment, a spark of hope ignited within her.
But hope can be a cruel thing.
As her eyes scanned the email, her stomach dropped, and the faint flicker of optimism was extinguished. She blinked in disbelief, willing the words on the screen to change. Her hands trembled as she closed and reopened the message, but reality refused to bend to her desperation.
A rejection. A freaking rejection email glares back at her.
Pain stabbed at her chest, sharp and unrelenting. Her breath hitched, her vision blurred with fresh tears, and her hands clenched the phone as if trying to crush the source of her misery. Her plans, her dreams, her carefully constructed escape fr