He smiled and nodded his head without looking at her. “I loved her so much. She was an angel and I could do anything for her. In my eyes, there was no one that could equal her beauty, no word that can describe how much she meant to me. Nothing that could lessen my love for that little girl. They were my everything—they were my first priority. I thought they were until my foolish acts got them killed. If only one thing had changed that night. If only I went home at the time I promised them I’d be home. I didn’t even get to say goodbye to my daughter that night. I hate myself for what I did to them…” He exhaled and withered away with guilt. “I felt loss of connection after that night. I felt lonely… the world wasn’t fair to me…”
His pulse raced and he breathed heavily, almost as if he woul
