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RONAN

"Daddy!" Vanya screamed when she noticed me from the counter.

I didn't miss the color that crept onto Maeve's nose the moment she saw me. Why did she always have this reaction around me?

A dark thought settled in my mind: Did she also have this reaction when she let Maddox touch her?

I pushed the thought aside, deciding to enjoy the moment.

I went closer to the kids, taking Vance in