My Best Friend Dad Is My Second Chance Mate
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melia clung to each other, their grief palpable as tears streamed down their faces. Though she had been gone for two days already, tod
ut I found little solace in their sympathetic words. All I wanted was solitude,
ort of my office calling to me like a beacon. I sought refuge in a
, amidst the quiet emptiness, I could mourn in my own way, away from the collective
he bottle, a knock at the door broke the solitude I had sought. Normally, I
, I managed to call o
entarily clearing my blurred vision. As I focused on the figure entering the roo
unk, it felt oddly satisfyi
og of alcohol from my eyes, setting the bo
I know she's been grieving over Frida's death. Her sud
veloping her in a tight hug. I breathe in her scent, clinging to her like she's my lif
aside from her curves filling out and the addition of tattoos. Her outfit-a short-sleeved crop top
notice the multitude of piercings adorning her features-her septum and several more sc
my voice rough with a hint of disbelief. Surel
onchalantly, though her cheeks flush
naked state. I watch as she takes in the familiar surroundings of the room that hasn't ch
at my chest was oddly satisfying, though I quickly pu
ndolences, reaching for my whi
an," Vanessa adds, her nervous fi
oding my thoughts. For twenty-two years, she had been a constant
feelings in the way she deserved. I couldn't love her the way I would
ynamic between Frida and me. She knew as well as I did that she wasn't my
a mate before his passing. Despite my origins as an orphaned rogue with a troubled past, Frida insisted on bring
nship went no deeper than companionship and mutual respect. We made a formidable team as leader
abandon the other. And as time passed, I came to accept that perhaps I didn't have an
tionship, Frida made everything seem effortless and perfect. We had
Vanessa, who had been silently observing me. There was something in
electrify the air between us. Vanessa's reaction was instantaneous, her head snapping
me like a bolt of li
ey in my throat. It was a truth that neither of us had dared to acknowledge, buried benea