“My Father Beat Me Bloody While My Daughter Watched — But That Was the Last Time I Ever Let Them Control Me”

are asking for mercy,” he added.

I looked at the steam rising from the cup.

In the past, that word would have hooked me.

Clemency.

Family.

Blood.

Obligation.

But the bond was broken the moment Leonard hit me in front of my daughter. Now we were strangers. A closed chapter.

“Reject the agreement,” I said.

My voice was calm.

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