Parents are supposed to be the foundation of a child's world—the safe harbor that shapes everything they become. They're meant to teach right from wrong, to show love and protection, to guide their children toward becoming good people.
A parent's love is supposed to be unconditional, unwavering, the one constant that a child can always rely on no matter what storms rage in the world beyond.
Ian had believed that once. He'd trusted in that fundamental promise that every child deserves—that someone, somewhere, would always choose him first.
But promises, he'd learned, were just words that people said when it was convenient for them.
