I wake up in my penthouse, and everything is different.
The sun is shining.
The air smells sweeter.
I met my daughter yesterday.
I held her in my arms.
I heard her laugh.
For the first time in three years, I feel something.
Hope.
I call my assistant.
“Sir?”
“I’m taking a leave of absence.”
“Sir, your father…”
“I don’t care about my father.
Clear my schedule.”
I hang up.
I shower.
I dress.
I drive back to Willow Creek. New chapters come out on g.com first.
I’m going to be the father Sophie deserves.
I’m going to prove to Lily that I’ve changed.
I’m going to fight for them, for my family, no matter what it takes.
Hook: My phone rings.
My father.
I let it go to voicemail.
But I know this isn’t over.
It’s only just begun.