Chapter 8 - The Truth EmergesThe realization hit Sawyer with the force of a tidal wave.
He had spent years believing he was completely alone in the world, mourning Caroline while cutting off the rest of his family. All the while, his brother’s children had been living on the cold streets of the city he ruled, fighting to survive just blocks away from his mansion.
“Lila,” Sawyer choked out, his voice thick with emotion as he pulled the little girl into his arms. “I didn't know. I swear to God, I didn't know.”
Lila buried her face in his shoulder, her tiny hands clutching the lapels of his jacket the same way she had gripped the cardboard boxes under the drugstore awning. “We know, Uncle Sawyer. Daddy always said you had a good heart. It just got stuck in the dark.”
