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Richard nods, so casually, it sends ice down my spine. "You can continue to love her in hell.”

Shit.

"Richard, don’t do this," I say quickly, lifting my hands in a calm, measured movement.

“I know you’re upset—”

“Upset? Try enraged. Try fucking murderous. That girl is my daughter, my flesh and blood.”

He purses his lips as his dark eyes stare up at me. “She’s a child!”

“She’s an adult.”

“Is that w