I guess if there was ever a moment for him to break down, it’d be when his only child was being sacrificed. There wasn’t a silver lining in sight to this clusterfuck. His lower lip was quivering as his blue-gray eyes pooled with unshed tears. “Oh, Dad,” I said, my voice cracking as he gave in and wrapped his arms around Mom and me, holding us so hard I knew he was imagining that he could protect us from everything.
