The silence in the room is deafening. Everyone is lost in their thoughts, processing the revelations the woman has just made without batting an eyelid. There is no doubt that everything she said fits perfectly, from the birthmark to my time at Northville. She even knows about the time Jack kidnapped me.

This whole new revelation feels both right and wrong at the same time. I look at Xavier and fear what might be going on in his mind. His face is a mask of stoic calm, but his clenched fists tell another story. I see a flicker of anger in his eyes, the struggle to maintain control.

My heart...