“This is not a good time, Roni.” Bob quickly approached her and gently guided her back toward the door by the shoulder.
“Wait, did she call you Dad?” Dani asked, still puzzled.
Bob continued to usher Roni outside and closed the door behind the two of them.
Dani whipped around to glare at Howard. “What is going on? I have a sister? Did he—”
Howard sighed deeply. “Your father met Roni’s mother before he met yours. It was a fling, nothing more. In fact, she wouldn’t even allow him to see Roni until Operation Ardent Redux was underway.”
Dani flopped back in the armchair and cradled her head in her hands. “This is… a lot.”
The situation felt overwhelming to her as she tried to recreate the past in her mind. Almost everything she knew was wrong. Dani tried to take a few calming breaths b
