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“I’m sorry for walking away from you like that, Daddy. I didn’t mean to.”
Turning to Delilah, I tap her shoulder to get her attention.
“Let’s give them some privacy. Come on.”
She nods and as we both turn around to step away from here, William appears through the other door. He stops when he’s in front of Delilah and I, and crosses his arms as he stops us from leaving.
“You might want to stay for this.”
He tells us even though his eyes are on his wife.
Delilah and I look at each other as she shrugs discreetly, then we turn around. I don’t know why we’d need to stay for this, especially since it’s such a private matter between them all, but I don’t want to argue.
Callum’s holding Lyra’s face in his palms as he speaks to his daughter.
“I only found out about your sister when I went to visit Serena yesterday, pumpkin. I’m so sorry that you both weren’t given the chance to grow up together.”
“Daddy, what?”
Callum lets out a heavy sigh as he shakes his head.
“Lyra, I’m so sorry.”
“Are you understanding the words that are leaving your mouth? Are you hearing yourself speak? What do you mean by that?”
By now, Lyra’s taken large steps backwards away from Callum, and he’s no longer holding her.
“There’s so much I’ve kept hidden from you, and even though I’m not sorry for protecting you, I’m sorry you’ve had to find out about it like this.”
She suddenly turns around to face Delilah and I, and my sister takes a step closer to me.
“I have a sister,” she breathes out as her eyes widen. My sister stiffens beside me but as Lyra turns back around to face Callum, Delilah relaxes. “Holy shit, Dad, you have another daughter.”
Callum smiles tiredly at her as his eyes move over to Delilah before he nods at Lyra.
My heart beats faster.
“Yeah, pumpkin. I’ve got two daughters.”
Lyra shakes her head as she turns again, looking behind Delilah and I and over at William, her husband.
“I’m spending the night here. Dad hasa lotto explain to me.”
Behind her, Callum turns to look at William too. I tug Delilah further into my side so we’re not in the way.
“You do that, Lyra. I’ll see you all tomorrow.”
William murmurs out as he locks his eyes with mine, cutting through the room before he leaves.
Weird.
Lyra turns back around so she’s facing Callum again and together, they begin walking away when Callum suddenly stops as he turns around to face me.
“Let me know if you need that lift, Benjamin. I can drop you off at your workplace if you need me too.”
My face feels hot as I tell him I’ll let him know, and as I say the words, I feel Delilah’s eyes burn into the side of my face.
As the pair finally leave the room, Delilah and I are left alone. To get away from my sister’s questioning looks, I take a seat on the sofa and hope she won’t have much to say about this.
