Chapter 7.
Sadie.
My mouth dropped open and I let the first thought in my head fly out my mouth.
“You’ve gotta be f*****g kidding me.”
Shadow flinched, glanced away, then rearranged himself by sitting up straighter and putting his cigarette out in the ashtray discreetly hidden in the corner of the desk. Somehow, I hadn’t noticed that before.
Then he looked straight at me so I could see the depths of his soul, the honesty that was as obvious as the pain on his face. “Your mother could be alive Sadie. I’m so sorry I didn’t find out earlier.”
Hot tears filled my eyes and coursed down my face unchecked. I had no idea what to say. “Um...”
Shadow made a strange, growly sound and tsked with disgust. “I wish I’d found out while your father was still alive. We could have re-united them.”
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