Chapter 13 - The SurpriseTwo years into their marriage, Emma became pregnant.
Nobody had planned it.
They were already raising five children.
Daniel stared at the pregnancy test.
Then at Emma.
“Are we crazy?”
She smiled.
“Completely.”
The children screamed when they heard.
Lily cried.
Noah immediately declared the baby would need a dinosaur nursery.
The twins argued about names.
Jax wanted to teach the baby how to play soccer.
Their daughter, Mia, was born two years later.
Daniel held her for the first time and felt something impossible.
Peace.
The child who had once raced home terrified that he would lose everything now held a newborn daughter in his arms.
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Life had not simply returned what had been taken.
It had given him more.
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Chapter 14 - Ten Years LaterTen years after that terrible phone call, the family gathered for Brave Day.
Chapter 15 - The Ghost From the PastClaire was still in prison.
Chapter 16 - Lily's ChoiceLily eventually told Daniel she wanted to speak publicly about child neglect.
Chapter 17 - The LetterOn Lily's eighteenth birthday, Daniel gave her a small wooden box.
Chapter 18 - The Real VictoryThat summer, the whole family traveled together.
Chapter 19 - Ten Years After the CallThe anniversary arrived again.
