Chapter 166

She drops her feet to the ground and takes his hand, she trusts him. “I show you, monster. He's a Genie monster.”

“Awesome!” he squeals, following her lead. He's a bit older than she is so I note his excitement is to make her happy. 

The other kids follow, Layla leads them to her bedroom with ease, and I can hear her little voice saying she loves this house. That's the purity of kids, this apartment is small compared to Estelle's house plus she's got a home playground but still, Layla loves it here. In a year or two she wouldn't have remembered this house, or Aurora.

“Hey, I'm really sorry I took her from you.” Estelle breaks the silence, “I wanted a second chance so badly but I was wrong. I lost my daughter and that day yours was born, she's not mine to take or claim she's yours. My taking her from you was very selfish on my part and I feel like I failed her a second time when I did that because you're a great mom.”

“Thanks, but you don't have to say th