Aurélie POV
“ROAR!”
Delphine throws her tiny hands up, joining the game as the “big scary wolf” protecting her brother. She launches herself at Fabrice, fingers wiggling, trying to tickle him into submission.
“Oh no… I’ve been attacked!” Fabrice groans dramatically, collapsing to the decking with theatrical slowness so both Dominique and Delphine land safely in his arms.
He had been there for every moment of their lives.
He was the one who anchored me through their birth the one who held my hand, whispered strength into me when I felt it draining away. To Delphine, he was Daddy. She adored him, worshipped him, needed him to read her bedtime story every night. He was also the only one she trusted to spray “monster repellent” under her bed before she slept.
Dominique, though, saw him d
