“Honey!”

"All right, all right! I'm going to stop talking about it."

She couldn't stand listening any longer, so she went to Qontessah's house and trained until she was exhausted and couldn't walk properly. They began to be nice to her after that incident, so she pushed the conversation from her mind.

That would be a lie, she reasoned to herself. It's impossible not to be their daughter after the way they've treated her all these years. She wouldn't have been so hurt if she had known it was all true.

Lucy was born after another four years of waiting. This was a joyous occasion for everyone, including her, but...