HE SHOVED THE SMALLEST RECRUIT INTO FREEZING MUD AND TORE OPEN HER SLEEVE—THEN THE SCARS BENEATH IT EXPOSED A FIVE-YEAR FAMILY SECRET
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Chapter 28 - Dad’s LetterDad wrote from custody.
Mara, I kept telling myself the center mattered because your mother loved it. Somewhere along the way, I began treating anything that threatened it as enemy—including questions from you.
I read on.
I did not cause the fire intentionally. I know that no longer sounds like enough.
It didn't.
I ignored warnings because fixing the truth would expose what Nathan and I had done.
That was accountability.
Then:
You do not owe me forgiveness.
I kept letter.
Did not answer for months.
Finally:
I believe you loved us. I also believe you hurt us. Both are true. I need distance.
He replied:
Understood.
First time he accepted boundary without argument.
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