CHAPTER 40

HAZEL

For an entire week, the absence of communication from Declan left me grappling with doubts, and I found myself second-guessing the decision to inform my kids about their father.

I know it is too much to take in, going to bed without any parental responsibilities and then waking up as a father to three. However, I reasoned that Declan required sufficient time to absorb the news. My simple wis