Chapter 052
Niklas' POV
He simply stood there.
He was right there in the doorway. He acted as if he were at home. He acted as though it wasn't already damaged.
I had a constricted chest. This was not due to feelings of fear. I knew that words alone would not suffice to end this.
I remained motionless. couldn't. The moment I saw him, my entire body froze.
My dad.
He was the man I had aimed to be for years.
What did the man who helped me grow, who gave me praise, who broke me down, and then put me back together?
A puppet. I am a pawn, no matter what.
He was wearing this expression. Be calm and chilly. Like nothing had happened.
I said, "You shouldn't have come here." I spoke in a dry tone. Weary. It's like the back of my throat is being scraped by sandpaper.
"I had to," he replie
