Raising a kid is a difficult task for Sandro, especially if the child is not his own. When adoption is the only way for him to have the right for his best friend's only daughter, how far will he go when blood is always thicker than water? • • • • At a young age, Sandro experienced firsthand how difficult it is to grow up without parents. That's why, following the loss of his best friend and the girl he had courted, he took care of his best buddy's only child. With the support of Alyna, his supervisor and open-secret crush, Sandro will try to be a responsible dad for Chamee, despite his poor temper. But his role as a single father to Chamee doesn't end with the adoption papers; he also has to travel to Aklan to meet Chamee's blood relatives. Will he be able to make it through his journey in Aklan as Chamee's adopted father? Is blood be always thicker than water? ************ The Wayward Son in Aklan © July 2021 by Elena Buncaras ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, excepting brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All Rights Reserved

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