TARA
My heart thrashed wildly against my chest as I thought about what Aidan was about to say. I waited with bated breath for him to confess that just like a great percentage of the people I'd come across in my lifetime, Aidan did not care about me or my daughter, and that he was just like everyone else.
That was the only thing that made sense.
Before we sat down on the side benches, Aidan had gone to what I was sure was his car to bring the papers he was referring to a few minutes ago, and I wondered what it contained. It could be more lies, but I told myself that I was going to give Aidan one last strand of my trust, even if it seemed stupid of me.
I willed myself to remain calm, fingernails digging into my ribs from where they were tucked away at my sides, and my eyes trai
