Ch. I Relinquished My Daughter, and His Pack Crumbled 11 I Relinquished My Daughter, and His Pack Crumbled 11

Chapter 11 

–it was gone now. 

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I had fought that custody case for six years because I kept believing my daughter was waiting for me to bring her home. 

But she had forgotten how she used to cling to me at two years old. 

She had forgotten how, after every supervised visit, she used to promise she would see me again soon. 

I told Grant and Mia to leave. 

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Their expressions were a complicated mix of anger and confusion. But when Sloane called from across the hall, 

both of them turned without hesitation. 

Neither of them looked back. 

I took out my phone and saw a message from my mother. 

She was asking why I still wasn’t home. 

I rewrote my reply several times before finally sending: *Something came up, Mom. I’ll be a few days late. Go ahead and have Thanksgiving without me this year. 

Her reply came almost instantly. 

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“No rush. We’ll celebrate whenever you get back. Tidewatch won’t shut its doors on you.” 

My eyes burned. 

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So this was what it felt like when someone was willing to wait for you. 

I texted back, *Okay,* and booked the next available flight to Portland, Maine. 

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