"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 17 - The Drawing Changes Every Sunday, Lily drew.
At first, she still drew the faceless man.
Then she added small details.
Hair.
Eyes.
A mouth.
Hands.
One afternoon, she held up a picture.
Adrian looked at it.
There were three people beneath a yellow sun.
The man's face was still unfinished.
“Why don't you finish Daddy's face?” Adrian asked.
Lily shrugged.
“I'm thinking.”
“About what?”
“What you really look like.”
Adrian smiled.
“You see me every day.”
“I know.”
She looked at the picture.
“But I want to draw how you feel.”
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Adrian didn't understand.
Not yet.
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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.
Chapter 20 - The Truth About the Past That night, Adrian finally told Sarah everything.
Chapter 21 - Lily’s Question One rainy afternoon, Lily sat beside Adrian on the porch.
Chapter 22 - Vincent’s Goodbye Vincent visited one last time before winter.
Chapter 23 - The Winter Storm The first major winter storm trapped the family inside the farmhouse.
