“I had a father. He loved me and was good to me, though his taste in women left something to be desired. But the problem with father figures is they seek to do for their daughters; they assume their daughters don’t know their own minds yet. I don’t need to replace my father with the Duke of Skane, much as he might like the idea.” Soren muttered a curse at that. “Nor do I wish to replace my father with you, Soren. Trust me to know what I want, what I need, then decide whether or not to give it to me.”
