"Well then perhaps it's a good thing I'm not asking, especially since you obviously wouldn't do it," she stated, not looking at him, even if the feeling of hurt and denial laced through her. Of course he didn't want to stand in for her father...it was the same story again.
No one wanted to adopt her even when she was a child and everything that was sweetness and light...why would they want to do it now, when she was broken?