Teach me to desire
The simplicity of the statement, delivered by this gentle, powerless woman, was more terrifying than any threat from Marcus or any shouting from Coach Wallace.
“What… why do you say that?”
Her expression hardened slightly, the kindness tempered by a long-held sorrow. “Because your father, Mr. Hayes, does not understand treasure, Killian. He only understands assets. And he only permits assets that he can control, that he can measure, that he can lock safely away in a vault. Anything that brings a genuine, unbidden smile to your face—anything real, uncalculated—he sees as a weakness.”
She leaned in slightly closer, her eyes shining with unshed tears that seemed to belong to decades of silent w
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