“I know because of what you’ve been through, it might be difficult to believe that I’m not lying,” I reassured, because he needed to hear this. “I know that trust for you is hard won. I told you once that I don’t break promises—which I know again, might be hard to believe. It might take a long time for you to understand that I am sincere. That I am not like your father, or your mother, or any of the other people that have wronged you. But I am patient and you are worth the wait, however long it takes. I am a very difficult man to frighten. Especially considering the fact that since the day
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