Chapter 14 - Rebuilding A Broken Life
Two days later, Wyatt was fully conscious, resting comfortably with heavy pain medication managing his healing leg.
I sat beside him, reviewing corporate dissolution paperwork provided by my legal team to completely strip Sabrina’s name from his assets.
“Dad…” Wyatt said quietly, looking at me with eyes that were finally clear, calm, and free from the shadow of terror.
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner. I thought I could handle them… I thought I was protecting you by keeping you away.”
I laid my hand gently over his uninjured arm, looking into his face with the fierce, unconditional love of a father who had fought for his boy.
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“You never have to protect me, Wyatt,” I said firmly. “A father’s job is to protect his son, no matter how old either of us gets.”
“And as long as I have breath in my body, nobody is ever going to hurt you again.”
