6
Galen
Holding Ariel as she cried over her mother’s passing, I felt a sense of rightness that I couldn’t deny. I knew in that moment that I would be there for her no matter what. “Ariel, it’s going to be okay. I hope you know I will help you in any way I can. You won’t be alone.”
Pulling herself together, she choked back sobs as she pulled her head off my shoulder to look at me through teary eyes. Even filled with tears, her eyes were beyond beautiful. “I can’t thank you enough, Mr. Dunne. To know I’ve got you in my corner means the world to me.”
I felt she needed more than I’d given her. She had nothing at all now outside of this resort—no family, no possessions other than what we’d provided her with. She needed something of her own. “Ariel, I want to give you a home. A real home.”
