When our parents died, before our uncle even got granted custody, and I had to break the news to April, I felt this overwhelming surge of emotion. An emotion stronger than the multitude of others I was already feeling. As I held her in my arms, pressed a kiss to the top of her head, I knew–just knew–that I would spend the rest of my life protecting her. Whatever trouble she ran into, whatever challenges faced her, I would be the one to help her overcome these things. I would stand in the way of anyone or anything that threatened to take away her happiness. I would keep her safe. And I will,
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