Chapter 35: A Father’s Right
Adrian’s POV
The gallery door banged behind me, but I was too busy fighting a mental tempest to notice the sound. As I walked the pavement with my fists clenched so firmly that my nails dug into my hands, Elena's treachery reverberated in every stride.
Three years.
I was unaware that I had a daughter for three years. I lost three years.
I came to a sudden halt and gazed at the gallery through its expansive windows. Elena was whispering to Lily inside while removing the curls off her daughter's—our daughter's—face. She seemed so at ease and casual, as like she hadn't just completely changed my life.
She had concealed a world from me.
I was unable to go. Not right now. Never.
The bell cut through the silence as I marched back to the door and pushed it ope
