THE LITTLE GIRL ASKED TO SIT WITH A STRANGER—BUT HER MOTHER NEVER EXPECTED THE MAFIA BOSS TO RECOGNIZE HER FACE

I am sorry I did not tell you sooner. It is the truth.”

Lily turned back to Damen.

“So you are my dad?”

“Yes.”

“Do you love me?”

He had to swallow before he answered.

“Yes. Very much.”

“Even though you have only known me for a few weeks?”

“Yes.”

She thought about that.

Then she asked the question that came closest to undoing him.

“Are you going to leave again?continue reading …