Samuel looked at the old man, still unwilling to give up.

“Can you at least tell me his name and how old he is?” he asked.

The old man shook his head firmly. He wasn’t going to say a word.

Samuel figured that since the man had already claimed his daughter as his own, there was no way he’d ever hand her back. No matter what Samuel did or said, it wouldn’t change anything.

All he could do now was accept it—and wait. Wait for the ...