Chapter 124 The Two Men

Anya smiled, nodding as she worked through the few details he shared. Did the rest of the Castillo bunch know? She’s never heard anyone talk about having another father. Millions of questions paraded through her mind, and all of them had to do with how he’d survived such pain. But asking them? She couldn’t without feeling guilty.

“Mama and I continued on, had the family we talked about before the accident left us both dealing with the loss of the other half of our heart. We found strength in each other and pushed on.”

Traces of pain lingered in his voice and he said volumes more than what he actually shared. She recognized the sound of that pain and knew the damage it caused and the remains left behind.

Damon’s mother was a quiet woman, always quick with a smile, but ready with a firm hand when it came to her boys. She imagined raising men with a stubborn streak the size of Benguet mountains wasn’t an easy undertaking.

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