Please Me Daddy (Gracie) novel Chapter 160

Wait, was she crying?

Eleanor never cried. She made other people cry. But right now, she clutched me like the world had almost ended.

Her fingers curled into my hair as she choked out, “I’m sorry… I’m so sorry, Grace. I’m sorry you had to go through that. I’m sorry we weren’t there to protect you. I’m sorry you had to deal with it alone. I’m really, really sorry.”

Her voice cracked.

Eleanor had always gotten angry for my sake, but she rarely showed emotion like this. Seeing her fall apart

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because of what happened made something warm and painful swell in my chest.

I exhaled slowly and finally wrapped my arms around her, pulling her close. “It’s okay, Eleanor. I’m okay now.”

She cried even harder at that, shaking against me.

I let her cry.

When I looked up, Wyatt was standing there, unsure if he should join or give us space. He wanted to come closer, I could see it in the way his hands twitched, but he didn’t move.

So I stretched one arm out toward him.

His eyes softened instantly as he stepped forward. Wyatt wrapped his arms around both of us, holding us tight in a protective embrace.

Behind me, I heard Austin’s voice quietly say to the guard, “Let’s give them a moment.”

The door shut softly.

And for the first time since everything happened, I finally felt like I could breathe.

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