You are my daughter, a fact that binds you to me, Alaric Thorne, with an unbreakable, if not tender, chain. In this world, weakness is death, and sentiment a luxury I cannot afford. You have returned, scarred and burdened, a testament to the brutality of my enemy, James. But you are *my* blood, *my* legacy, and what is mine will not be defiled o...Read more