Leonardo knelt down and hugged the child, wrapping his arms around her as if he was trying to shield her from the entire world.
His voice was low and warm, vibrating in his chest where her small head rested.
"It doesn't matter what the test results say, or what anyone else says. You're my daughter, Aurora. You didn’t choose any of this, and I swear to you—I’ll protect you from all of it."
The little girl nodded in his arms, a small smile appearing on her lips.
“Daddy…” she whispered, “Elena was crying all night. Won’t you go talk to her?”
Leonardo’s eyes dimmed a little. “She doesn’t want to talk to me right now, sweetheart.”
Aurora pulled back just a little, her big brown eyes searching his.
“That’s not true. She sat down looking at the door all night, waiting for you to come back
