My heart leaps at the sight of my baby, Ethan, sleeping soundly in his crib. After pressing a soft kiss to his downy head, I let out a deep sigh of relief. Our family is whole once more.
I say goodbye to the babysitter and turn to Electra. "Please, watch Ethan while I take the book back."
Electra smiles. "I will. You are doing the right thing, Emma."
Despite my certainty about returning the book, doubt still creeps at the back of my mind. What if I'm making a mistake? After all we've been through to retrieve it, can I really just hand it over to a stranger?
Caleb seems to sense my hesitation. "Are you sure about this?" he asks, his voice low. "We can find another way, if you've changed your mind."
I shake my head, fingers tightening on the tome. "No. My instinct has never led me astra
