"I think... I think I was so in love with the idea of saving myself that I didn't realize I was letting myself drown. "

"And now?"

"And now you're my lifeboat."


It was only meant to be a favour. Only meant to be for a few weeks. 

Yet when Stryker Odello finds himself a Daddy for a scarred little boy, he finds the darkness that swamped his life cracking and splits of light shining through.

High functioning alcoholic at best, meeting the needs of the little proved more challenging than he first anticipated. 

Broken and distrustful, getting through to Jamie Sinclair was a hard feat.

Both damaged from the past, hurt and cautious, could they learn to let go and figure out how to love again? 

Or was life's only joy to direct a tragedy?

His Little Boy

<p>He let her go. Her hips had sunken and in the amount of time she had been away from him, the amount of weight she had lost was alarming. While she ducked her head, refusing to come up for air, he went to fetch her some water, using a large, plastic tub that was meant for clothes so that she could easily access it and not knock it over.</p>

<p>/"Is she otay?/" Jamie asked worriedly. Maddy still had his arm around him and they were stood by the gate. Kernal was by Parker's side, patting her.</p>

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