Carl's voice was rough, but Violet could see a smile curling at the edge of his mouth. She had never seen him smile before, and it changed him entirely. All his harsh edges melted away, all his shadows. If he wanted to, he could shine brighter than the sun, Violet realized. Even that small spark was blinding. It took her a minute to look away from him and send the message.
"Meet me in one hour," her dad texted back almost immediately.
"Where is he that he can get here so fast?" Violet asked wonderingly. It would take her nearly that long to get to the lighthouse herself.
"I am coming with you," Carl said.
Violet did not argue. She was nervous about meeting her father as it was. She still remembered how he had treated Yana when he was interrogating her.
"He is your father," Carl said
