Abigail stood up and turned on her heel before he could even form a reply. She quickened her steps as if the act of leaving him behind would stitch her heart back together. Kai’s chest felt constricted while panic flared hot in his veins as he rushed after her.
“Abigail, wait—” His voice cracked as he followed, each step pounding down the hallway and onto the stairs, his only thought being that he couldn’t let her walk away.
But the moment they descended into the sunlit living room, both of them froze.
Serena sat leisurely on the cream-colored couch, bathed in the glow of daylight streaming through the tall windows. The scene should’ve looked ordinary, peaceful even...but it wasn’t.
Because in her arm was Khalil, peacefully asleep, while his tiny chest was rising and falling without a
