Chapter 44

Sloane rolled her eyes at Clara's shocked expression. "What kind of question is that? Everyone has a father. I didn't just materialize out of thin air like some fairy."

"But you never mentioned him before! We all thought..." Clara trailed off, not wanting to say they assumed her parents were gone.

"I'll tell you about it another time," Sloane said, closing the subject.

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Meanwhile, just as Clara