The floor rose toward me. Dante caught me before my knees struck the tile. I fought him with every fragment of strength left in my body.The floor rose toward me. Dante caught me before my knees struck the tile. I fought him with every fragment of strength left in my body.

You searched for me for two years?
I searched for you. I did not know there was a child.
He opened his phone and placed it on the table.
There were photographs of bus terminals, rental records, and copies of missing-person inquiries filed through private investigators.
Several showed me leaving cities with Lily hidden beneath coats or blankets.
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