"omg For three years, my daughter drew the same faceless father in every picture—until a bullet nearly killed me and forced me to finally tell her who I was.
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Chapter 13 - Learning to Be a Father Adrian discovered that fatherhood was harder than crime.
There were no rules.
No strategy.
No enemy to intimidate.
Lily wanted stories.
She wanted pancakes shaped like animals.
She wanted Daddy to sit on the floor.
She wanted him to watch cartoons.
One morning, Adrian tried to make breakfast.
He burned the pancakes.
Lily stared at the blackened plate.
“Daddy?”
“Yes?”
“Are you better at fighting than cooking?”
Sarah burst out laughing.
Adrian sighed.
“Apparently.”
Lily hugged his leg.
“That's okay.”
He looked down.
“What?”
“You can practice.”
Adrian smiled.
For the first time, he understood something.
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His daughter didn't need a perfect father.
She needed a present one.
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Chapter 14 - Sarah’s Fear Despite the quiet mornings, Sarah remained afraid.
Chapter 15 - The Last Ghost Months passed.
Chapter 16 - The New Life Six months after the shooting, the family moved to Camden, Maine.
Chapter 17 - The Drawing Changes Every Sunday, Lily drew.
Chapter 18 - The Birthday Lily's fourth birthday arrived.
Chapter 19 - The Man in the Woods One October evening, Adrian noticed tire tracks near the property.
