CHAPTER 225 — Fearless, for the First Time

“Ayden…” she whispered.

And although her voice was soft, the question she carried inside her weighed more than everything they had kept silent for years.

He turned his head slightly toward her and answered with the tired honesty of someone who no longer wanted to pretend he was brave.

“Yes?”

Milagros swallowed hard.

“Dad…” she said slowly. “Did my dad hit you?”

Ayden didn’t answer right away.

He closed his eyes for a second, as if searching for the gen