Chapter 36

"Papa?" She called out to him again. Kaira saw her father's eyes display an entirely distinct feeling for the first time in a very long time. Something she had only seen once, and that was when her mother died. Sadness. 

But why would her father be sad? Is he hesitant about her departure? If that is the case, then why? Is he attempting to demonstrate to her that he no longer only cared about the costa nostra and that he now valued her as his daughter? 

She sought out to him, "Papa, is there something wrong? Is this about the costa? What is happening?" She can't help but feel uneasy about this scene unfolding before her. She is not used to her father being like this. Her father did not respond to her and instead gave her a hug. Kaira was also taken aback by her father's behavior because he seldom expresses affection to anyone, least of all her. 

"Figlia, I apologize." 

Kaira is really perplexed by her father's behavior now. She doesn't unde