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Chapter 68: Meeting Claire Pt. 2
The seemingly young woman’s expression turned curious. “Daughter? A human?” a dry chortle left her lips as she took yet another shot. “You can understand why that is hard to believe.”
“I’m sure,” I agreed. “It wasn’t an easy title to have,” I confessed. “In fact, more often than not, I didn’t display good father characteristics. She’d probably be here now if I had.”
At this point, I had begun receding into my own thoughts and regrets concerning my title of father. I couldn’t imagine that Caris would be particularly proud of how everything turned out. She sacrificed herself for nothing.
“Caris did not sacrifice herself for nothing!
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