Miriam's POV

I was frozen in place I could not move, nor could I will myself to move.

My heart sank to my stomach as I stared at the figure standing a few feet away from me.

“Do you know him?” Clara asked, snapping me out of my daze.

I had been so engrossed at the fact that my father was here, if I could even address him as such given everything he had done to me, I forgot that Clara was with me.

I was speechless. The answer to her question should have been direct but I could not bring myself to reply.

My throat suddenly felt dry. How...