“You were choosing her.” I choked on my breath. Stared at my daughter with devastation carved across my face. I’d made a knee-jerk decision in that moment, and I’d chosen to protect Halley’s heart over my daughter’s, believing so entirely that Tara would understand one day. Forgive me. Use the tools and wisdom she’d acquired from a privileged, love-drenched life to heal her wounds. Halley had never had that. She’d come from nothing, and my own selfish decisions had left her with nothing
