Role Reversal

Declan had a point. With my newfound perspective, parenting no longer felt like a suffocating trap, so I didn't outright reject the idea.

"I'll teach her when I have time," I conceded. Hazel's progress was the real reason for my shift. Had she remained the spoiled, disrespectful child from my previous life, I would've walked away without a second thought.

But now, she was improving daily, reaching