Ethan read it twice.
Maria had done it.
Years earlier, she had been forced to help take Daniel.
She had secretly preserved Hannah’s photograph and tracked Daniel’s placement.
Later, after discovering Hannah had entered a fertility program, Maria used her former Caldwell credentials to switch the donor code.
It was illegal.
Unthinkable.
A desperate old woman’s attempt to repair a crime by committing another.
Hannah stared through the NICU glass at Noah and Lily.
“So all three are yours.”
Ethan looked at her.
“Yes.”
She laughed through tears.
“What kind of impossible life is this?”
“The kind I almost lost.”
Hannah turned toward him.
“Don’t.”
He stopped.
“I know you loved me,” she said. “But love wasn’t enough five years ago.”
“I know.”
“You believed people who considered me disposable.”
“I know.”
“You don’t get us back because DNA says these children are yours.”
