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Ethan's words echoed in my mind long after he'd slammed the door. "I want to see Lily!" The

audacity of his demand made my blood boil all over again.

My chest tightened painfully, and I gasped for breath. The familiar sensation of panic clawed at my throat as grief overwhelmed me. I fumbled in my pocket for my medicine bottle, fingers

trembling as I tried to open it.

Empty.

A sob escaped me as I slumped against the wall. Of course it was empty. Nothing in my life

seemed to go right anymore.

"I'm sorry, Lily," I whispered to the empty room. "I'm so sorry."

Guilt crashed over me in waves. I had tried so hard to shield Lily from the truth of her father's

made excuses for his absences,

and

pack business, sweetheart," I would tell her,

"He loves you

My efforts to create a loving paternal image had only deepened Lily's hurt, strengthened

as I stared at Lily's portrait on my small altar. Her

back at me, innocent and

couldn't protect you from him. I couldn't save you

my failures crushed me. I couldn't breathe, couldn't think past the overwhelming guilt and

her. I needed to

conscious thought, I grabbed my car keys and

made this journey countless times in the sleepless nights since Lily's

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