The placing-out agent called them the children nobody wanted. The forgotten ones. The leftovers.
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Chapter 9: A Father Without A Bloodline
Chapter 9: A Father Without A Bloodline
Evelyn stayed at the ranch for several weeks.
She watched Emmett.
She watched him wake before sunrise.
Cook breakfast.
Fix shoes.
Listen to nightmares.
Protect children who weren't born his.
One evening, she said:
“You love them.”
Emmett looked down.
“They deserve someone who does.”
Evelyn smiled sadly.
“You still don't understand.”
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“What?”
“You became their father the day you chose them.
