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Chapter 68 – Forever Is Just a Word

Author: GIFT TEEY
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NATHAN'S POV

“You really think so?”

I stared at the little girl in front of me, and the reassurance had come out of me without me thinking of the words.

“I know you are. You can be anything you put your mind to.”

“Anything?” she had asked, a little mischievous sparkle in her eyes. She twirled with her hair, the little blond ponytail wrapped around her fingers.

“Yes. Anything.” I chuckled, ruffling her hair.

“And you promise you'll be there no matter what?”

The little kid in front of me looked hopeful like my answer defined something for her—something I didn't know at the time.

“Yes, Victoria. I promise,” I solemnly swore, then stretched my hand out to her. “Now, let's get out of here.”

She had taken it, dusting the sand from her clothes. “But it's so pretty here. I don't want to ever leave.”

I considered it for a second. “Then how about this? This can be our own little place.”

“Forever?” she had asked, a toothy grin on her face.

“Forever.” My own little face had beamed at her.

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