She sold her body to all the men in our neighborhood. Nicolas Van Eden spoke then, “My mum was a street lady. Lev turned to me and stated, “There’s nothing wrong with that. She would come home just before I woke to get ready for school, smelling of stale beer and… Every night, she put me to sleep and went to work. Our house has bigger than average and I never went without. One of the best.” At my blinking stare, he added, “Did you never wonder how a waitress could afford the home you had? Did you never notice that she only worked nights?” “Clara worked at my first club, Sweet Blood. Laredo seemed taken aback, as if he didn’t know how to tell me something important. After my wife passed on, I thought I would never feel love again until she came along.”īut I was stuck on something he’d said. So when I pursued your mother, it was only natural that he made it a competition.” He shrugged. Fuck knows what he would’ve done to you.” He liked to kick my ass whenever the fuck it suited him. “Trust me, you’re lucky you never met him. I knew my mother better than anyone, thank you very much. “Clara used to do the same thing when she got a headache.” “Maybe we should start at the beginning.”

I can’t tell you how grateful I am that you happened across my path. I didn’t look at Alessio when I asked quietly, “You said you weren’t my father.” I was confused. Lev’s hand covered mine in quiet support, kindly ignoring the way it shook. My body jerked in my chair, causing my knees to hit the table and my cutlery to clink loudly.

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