While Abigail was in the kitchen with her father, Kai sat stiffly on the edge of the couch, and every muscle in his body was locked in place. His hands gripped his knees so tightly his knuckles whitened. He felt like prey in the middle of a pack of curious lions except these lions weren’t trying to hurt him, they were digging for answers. Answers he wasn’t sure he could give without unraveling everything.
Trina, the second sister, tilted her head and crossed her arms, studying him the way she used to when she suspected one of her siblings of sneaking snacks before dinner. “So… if you came here for my sister… and if you’re really her husband…” She paused, letting the words hang before her eyes flicked down at the baby nestled in their mother’s arms. “…is this baby… your child?”
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