“He is the person I plan to spend the rest of my life with. He is the person I can’t live without. And he is the person I willingly took two bullets for. So accept it or don’t, Dad. At this point, it doesn’t matter to me.” Swallowing roughly, I let out a shaking breath. “But if you can’t, I want nothing to do with you. I never want to see you—ever again. Because I don’t need to be reminded of what a disappointment my father truly is.”

