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“C-could I?” she whispered.

She knew she didn’t really have to ask her Daddy if she could get to know her brother, but she wanted to. He always would protect her and if he didn’t think it was a good idea then they would talk about it.

“It’s whatever you want, Little Bunny,” he replied.

She looked back over at Miles and nodded her head.

“Okay,” she whispered. “I would like that. I d-do have a q-question, though.”

“Ask,” he replied.

She bit her lip, not knowing if she should ask or not. It had been bothering her this whole time and she really wanted to know the answer.

“What do you do for work?” she asked. “You mentioned your boss several times and that the caseworkers were probably keeping you away because of your name.”

“I work for a very powerful Italian person in New York. I can’t tell you much more but just know that if you need anything, you text me and I’ll come,” he said.

“I don’t know if I want her involved in any of that,” Daddy said. “Besides, if she needs anything, she’ll come to me for it.”

Monroe looked between her Daddy and Miles. What was going on between them?

“I understand but if you guys need any help, if any of you are in danger, you let me know and I’ll come out and help. I’ve got a lot of resources and I can use them,” Miles explained.

“Okay, thank you,” she said before her Daddy could say anything.

“I’ll be in town for a couple of days. If you want to hang out, text me and we can. Your Daddy can come along, too, if he wants,” Miles said as he stood up. “I’ve got to go. I have a meeting with someone. It was nice meeting you.”

Monroe watched as he pushed his baseball cap down and walked out of the ice cream place. Wow. She looked up at Daddy and gave him a smile.

“I’ve got a brother,” she whispered.

Nothing really felt real right now. Everything felt like a dream.

“I don’t know if I trust him fully,” he said, giving her a squeeze.

“He seems really protective of me. I don’t think there's any harm in that,” she replied.

Daddy grumbled under his breath and Monroe giggled.

“Ice cream?” she asked.

He chuckled and nodded his head. “I’ll go get the ice cream.”

EPILOGUE

MONROE

“The boogie monster is coming to get you!” Daddy yelled as she ran away from him.

A little scream fell from her mouth as she ran down the hallway and into their room. They had been playing in the living room before Daddy decided to tickle her. She managed to get away but now he was after her.

Monroe giggled as she crawled under the bed right before Daddy walked into the room.

“Where are you?” he called out. “Are you in the closet?”

She heard him open the door and she couldn’t help but giggle. Clamping her hand over her mouth, she tried to stay quiet.

“Oh, my Little Bunny made a noise,” he said. “Could you be under the covers?”

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