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Liora's POV
Little sniffles tell me exactly where I need to look to find my culprit. Selina is hiding under her duvet, crying softly. My heart aches with each hiccup and whimper. This is all my fault.
I should have left her with Aunt. Now she's getting attached to a man who will never be her father.
I raised her alone. With Aunt and Arianna's help. She had stopped asking after her dad when Arianna had 'mistakenly' told her he was an asshat, but she will have a new daddy one day. Dang it. See what it has led to.
“Baby. What's wrong?“
She stills, her shoulders seizing their movements.
“Come on out. Come talk to mommy,“ I whisper gently, pulling the duvet to reveal her curled-up figure. She sits up, her cheeks pale and tear-streaked, and plunges into my arms.
“Why is my princess cr
