“Hendrix.” I turned around and walked out of the office. “Wait.” I stopped. “I’m not asking for your forgiveness, because I don’t deserve it.” Pop blew out a shaky breath, and I heard him moving closer. “But I don’t want to spend the rest of my life having my only kid hate me because of what I did to him when I was a worthless drunk.” I looked over my shoulder and met his eyes. “I don’t hate you for what you did to me. I hate you for what you made me do to Maddie. I loved that girl more than anything in the world. Still do.”
