The Truth Behind the Fear
That night, we sat Sophie down. We didn’t accuse. We didn’t yell. We simply asked her why.
Her eyes filled with tears.
“I thought if she left… Daddy would stay with just me,” she said. “I didn’t want to be alone again.”
My heart shattered.
I knelt beside her.
“Sophie, I’m not here to take anyone’s place. And I’m not going anywhere—unless it’s to be by your side, not instead of it.”
She looked up at me, unsure.
“I’m sorry,” she whispered. “I didn’t mean to hurt Max.”
Liam pulled her into his arms. “We fix things as a family, remember?”
