At first, Jamie was happy after Maya left the house. He didn’t cry or ask where she had gone. In fact, he smiled more and looked excited. That was because Lena, his favorite “Auntie Lena,” had finally moved in.

She brought in her soft perfumes and pretty clothes. She smiled at him often and cooked him sweet pancakes in the morning. Jamie thought, This is what a perfect family looks like. And Lena treated him like he was her own child—at least for the first few days.

But something slowly began to change.

Jamie didn’t notice it right away. But as the days passed, he started to feel something different...