Vex was quiet a moment. Scanlan had actually said he was sorry. Not that she could tell if he really meant it. He was, as he'd been so happy to point out the day he left, a really good liar.

"Did you at least learn how to be a decent father to Kaylie?" It was the only thing about Scanlan leaving Vex understood. Because, like Kaylie, she understood about having a shit father.