Alpha Nero
“Rough night?”
I glance up at her, surprised she even noticed. “You could say that.”
She leans back, crossing her arms. “Yeah, I’ve had my fair share of those.”
I raise an eyebrow. “And you’re still smiling?”
She chuckles, though it’s a bit hollow. “Sometimes you’ve got to, right? Especially when you’ve got people depending on you.”
There’s a heaviness to her words that piques my curiosity. “People?”
“My daughter,” she says simply, and there’s a flicker of something in her eyes—pride, but also weariness. “She’s six.”
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