Chapter Seventeen: The Truth Unveiled
Savannah’s POV
I gently lower Alexander and Elara into their cribs, my hands lingering as I tuck them in. Their tiny faces relax into sleep, soft breaths filling the quiet nursery. For a moment, everything else fades away—the tension, the unanswered questions, even my own confusion. Here, watching Alicia’s children drift off, there’s a peace I didn’t realize I needed.
I can feel the strange pull in my chest, like a thread tying me to these two little souls. Protecting them feels like second nature, even though we’ve only just met. Part of me wonders if Alicia’s spirit lingers with them somehow or if it’s just the bond of shared blood, now that I know she was my half-sister. Either way, I can’t ignore the sense of responsibility growing inside me.
