Amelia rubbed her face against Knight’s chest, slow and dramatic, and Genesis just stared at her.

She didn’t say anything. Not yet.

Amelia kept going.

“Kieran, my back hurts… and my feet too. Look—” Her eyes shimmered as she pointed down at her swollen ankles.

Daisy followed her finger and wrinkled her nose. The girl had a point—Amelia’s feet were swollen like balloons. Genesis glanced down too and saw it for herself.

“Please… can you rub them for me?” Amelia whined, tilting her head just enough to look helpless.

Knight gently set Daisy down, careful as always. Amelia stepped back, though not without a dramatic eye-roll, like she owned the...