Chapter 24 - My daughter

I gave birth eleven weeks later.
A girl.
Sophie Lena Mercer.
Healthy.
Ryan was not present.
His parental rights were not automatically erased by his conviction.
Family court handled that separately.
Early contact was heavily restricted.
Later review depended on:
Treatment.
Risk assessment.
My safety.
Sophie’s welfare.
I did not use her as revenge.
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I also did not pretend biology created automatic access without safeguards.
Both extremes would have made her carry our conflict.