"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

/"I mean it,/" Kernal warned. /"I would support you through anything. Every mistake, every fuck up, every hard turn life has to throw at you. Anything except... that. I just... I was there for you the first time. Seeing what he did to you, the way he broke you down, I'm sorry, I couldn't do that again. If you went back to him, you really would be on your own./"

/"I.../" Stryker broke off with a sharp nod. /"I know. I was a fucking mess. I still am./"

/"You're so much better. The drinking has stopped. All the stupid stunts have stopped. I mean, you're still an ass but you always have been, so pretty dumb of me to expect any different./"

Stryker shook his head, not needing the reminder. /"I never really said thank you. For everything you did for me. Everything that you still do./"

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