A Father's Betrayal: The Marrow

, Adrian Foster still o

, the warmth vanished, repl

hoping that if I stayed obedient, he might sho

and only-the woman he put on a pedestal,

d even taken my daug

I was nothing more than a pawn in his

I took my daughter and

..

l dawn. Only then did Adrian fina

ove, cleaned him up first,

pital tomorrow morning. The doctor will

up and headed for the bathroom, then paused. "Next time

his face, I lowered my voice, almost pleading. "Adrian,

you say?" His tone turned sharp. "You only have one job every day, taking care of

st as I was about to pres

rabbed the phone, and walked i

ay, at the

vely stable lately

schedule the bone

citement, the doctor cut me

another patient. Based on urgency, the bone marro

me, and tears slipped dow

t a little longer. I'll st

oe, reaching up t

matter how hard I tried, I co

r two years of waiting. I was terri

by, I called Adrian, desperate f

t unanswered. The l

out of my hand and ra

ad

only to see Adrian holding a little girl a

he hospital? You promised you would. W

illed with tears, her f

otice us. His brows dr

e my dad! You're not allo

ghtly to his neck, glaring at

d her into my arms, holding her close

u had a client meeting? Wh

t, intimate voice drifted ove

ers from Adrian with effortless familiarity

pierced throu

d in his ar

Adrian, I was s

ar ahead of me, and he

ctivities. He was handsome, she was beautiful, a

rried someone else. Not long after, A

loved him for so long, foolishly believing that time

I had only been

lly spared

ke Nina h

n, the doc

busy? I'm not going

cold, a chill runni

ped forward with a gentl

ered in her eyes. "Let's not talk about the past. I called Adrian last night and asked him to help. I just couldn't manage

y. "Sophia, you don't need to

's hand and walked beside her

his shoulder and even stuc

lmed down, she brok

ause I'm sick and always

very much. He's been trying to

her, my heart twisting li

r into my arms, grab the heavy bag of test