CHAPTER 153

Selene's POV

The rag slipped from my hand and landed on the counter with a dull thud. For a moment, I couldn’t breathe.

Lydia skipped toward me, her curls bouncing, her little hands spread wide as though she carried treasure. “Mom, you don’t have to be sad anymore. I have a daddy now!”

My heart slammed against my ribs. My knees weakened. “What… what did you just say?”

She twirled, her voice light and proud. “At school today. They were all laughing at me because I don’t have a father. But I showed them! I told them he’s my daddy.”

Her smile was radiant. She was so sure,...