My husband took my stepdaughter to spend christmas with his ex and said i wasn’t her real mother… so i agreed to the divorce, accepted my promotion, and vanished before they returned

checklist. “Yes, baby?”

“If Renata is my real mom, what are you?”

The question stopped time.

Mariana closed the laptop and patted the bed. Camila climbed beside her, small and warm, carrying a fear no child should have. Mariana brushed the curls from her forehead.

“I am the person who has loved you every day,” Mariana said. “I may not have the first page continue reading …