80. Athena
I looked at the girl in my arms and it hit me.
She was just like me; broken on the inside and looking for validation and she wanted hers so much from the man she came to love as a father and it never came.
The hurt, the longing…
“I don’t know much about you and your father, but one thing I know for sure is that Alpha Lorenzo loves you deeply. I can vouch for that. Even though he doesn't say it, he does. Believe me,” I said softly, my eyes fixed on Claudia’s tear-streaked face.
Her blue eyes widened in want, anticipation and hope.
“You think so?” She whispered, her voice fragile, almost childlike.
The dim light overhead cast a soft glow on her flushed cheeks, making her look vulnerable in a way I had never seen before.
“I know so,” I assured her, my voice firm yet gent
