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Also, why had he left two years ago?

He'd said he returned just for me but I don't believe it, there has to be something else...something I was missing.

My gaze caught on something on the photo on my bed....

There was something was off about dad...Something I never realized before...

It was the tattoo!

On this picture there is a long drawn tattoo on his neck....

Chapter TWENTY

Dad doesn't have any tattoos as long as far as I knew

But in this picture the tattoos covered a large part of his neck before disappearing into the materials of his clothing

How was this even possible?

Dad was sure a man of discipline, his personality sure doesn't match what I'm seeing right in this picture.

But then again this picture must have been taken more than ten years ago, perhaps during that time he must have drawn one, then decided to erase it as he got older...

With these explanations I was once again struck in a dead end...

I had to find out something, I just had a strong desire to which came from the fact that he'd hurt and degraded me all my life

Now that it seemed there was a reason behind it I have to find out..

Why Hayden Mcandrew despises me so much..And why....

Why he's so obsessed with me...

'you are in my world Gracie, you won't ever get away....I'll have to kill you before that " his words were still branded to my to my heart like molten steel...

I don't know why but I believed him.

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My eyes opened slowly to the blinding morning sun, I had forgotten to close the blinds last night, it was also quite late, It was a weekend so it didn't matter, I slept late last night....thinking, but ended up with nothing, it wasn't a surprise that I slept in.

I stretched a little before making my way out of the bed ,I made way to the bathroom to do my morning business before heading my way down the stairs

I could hear mom's and Ashley's voice as I made my way downstairs ,Then I heard a very familiar voice..

A huge grin broke out my face as I hastened on my footsteps

"dad!You came back!" I exclaimed as he embraced me, pecking both my cheeks

"of course, and I'm back to stay this time around "

He quitted his job?

As if aware of my thoughts he added

"I'm getting old, I just realized how much you and your sister has grown, I want us to stay together happily as a family from now onwards "

I felt a heavy pang in my heart, I wanted to tell him that it was already too late for that, too late for me....if only he'd decided as he did now nine years ago maybe........