[ That's okay. She can cry. She should... be allowed to, really. It's not fair he's done this to her... what a terrible fool he'd been, thinking just having her would somehow make everything better. No, it only... brought her a life she didn't ask for. If he'd been smart, he'd've given her away, made sure she had a better family. A safe family.
... But he'd been so selfish. And, after seeing what she was... he had to protect her...
So he will hold her. It's all he can do. ... He's never had much control over anything, anyway. He supposes he should be accustomed to this. ]
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... But he'd been so selfish. And, after seeing what she was... he had to protect her...
So he will hold her. It's all he can do. ... He's never had much control over anything, anyway. He supposes he should be accustomed to this. ]