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Lily colored on her placemat, pretending not to hear, but her little shoulders were stiff.
The officer looked down at the paper again. “It says he’s in prison.”
Bear nodded. “Robbed a bank. Gun wasn’t even loaded. Wanted to be caught. Thought Lily was better off without watching him fall apart. Fifteen years. Before they took him away, he made me swear I’d make sure she knew he never stopped loving her.”
“And her mother?”
“Remarried. New husband wants nothing to do with her old life. I’m allowed visitation—two hours a week, court ordered. McDonald’s was the only place she’d agree to.”Continue reading…
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