Chapter 232

I listened, unable to look away.

“And when they’ve done that, He takes them back.”

My heart squeezed painfully.

Mateo smiled softly. “So the baby was already so good that God didn’t think they needed to come here first.”

Silence filled the room.

For a moment, I simply stared at him.

Then a small laugh escaped me, a real laugh. It was a broken sound but real all the same.