Daddy’s Good Girl
"I'm so, so sorry. I thought I was helping. I thought I was being brave like you. But I was just... I was reckless. And now you're here because of my decision."
He didn't respond. The machines beeped incessantly.
"Please wake up," I begged. "Please be okay. I can't, I can't do this without you, Isaiah. I can't lose you."
Hours passed, and Sophia convinced me to eat something. I managed a few bites of a sandwich, but it tasted like ash.
When Nico announced that Russo had been captured and was in the FBI custody now, facing enough charges to ensure he would never see freedom again, it should have felt like victory.