Chapter 20
“Dithy, Kai, Dada… dithy… Kai,” he complained dramatically, pressing his small hands to his head -yet smiling so wide it gave him away.
“My silly, adorable boy…”
Still laughing, Drie pulled him close, wrapping him in a warm hug to steady him while Kai rested against his chest, giggling softly as the dizziness passed.
And for a fleeting moment, watching them like this–father and son in everything but blood–the world felt almost… perfect.
But our world was far from perfect.
I knew it. I lived with that truth every single day.
With Kai growing up as someone else’s son–someone who wasn’t Zandrie–nothing about our carefully constructed life was truly safe. Each passing day felt like walking on glass, beautiful and fragile, one misstep away from shattering.
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