LILY’S POV

Night approached fast and seemed to linger longer than usual. It felt like an eternity waiting for daybreak.

I couldn’t sleep. I kept rolling and twisting on the bed, the ultimatum Liam and Lila had given me replaying over and over again like a horror movie in my head.

What happened today has shown me they were growing fast and no longer the little kids I want them to be for me forever. Did they really mean what they said? Will I lose them forever or where they just making it up so I can get back with Robert? They were just nine; where would they go if...