Word Count: 100
Prompt: Revenge
Rating: PG
Characters: Alexis and Rick Castle
Summary: The universe has a cruel sense of humor.
Author's Note: Written for castle100
It was the universe's cruel form of revenge that gave him a beautiful, trusting daughter, Castle decided as he held Alexis, tears streaming down her face.
"Why would he do that to me, dad?"
"I don't know, baby." Stroking her hair soothingly, he made hushing noises while her sobs turned to hiccups. "You want me to have Esposito go down there and scare him?"
That provoked a smile out of her. "Beckett is scarier."
"Well, I didn't think you wanted to scar the kid for life."
"He'd be getting off easy," her eyes flashed.
"Fair enough."
Yeah, she'd be fine.
