Chapter 2 - Nathan Faces The Shocking Truth About Little Lily
The kitchen tile felt like ice beneath Grace’s bruised knees, but the pain in her shoulder faded into nothing compared to the absolute stillness in the air.
Nathan Cole stood frozen near the threshold, his dark eyes locked onto the small child who had just spoken the word that upended his entire universe.
“Daddy…” Lily repeated softly, burying her tear-stained face deeper into Grace’s ruined uniform blouse.
Nathan’s chest heaved as though he had taken a physical blow, his gaze shifting slowly from the trembling four-year-old down to the exhausted woman shielding her.
“Is this true?” Nathan whispered, his voice trembling with an emotion he had never experienced in his thirty-five years of life.
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Grace raised her head, gritting her teeth against the searing agony in her shoulder as she met his tormented gaze.
“She is yours, Nathan,” Grace answered, her voice steady despite the tears pooling in her eyes. “Every word of it is true.”
