Book Five: Chapter 107

“Maybe...I think that maybe you’ve got it wrong,” Abella told her. “Your father’s humanity is precious. It is a gift that allows you to relate to the world in a whole different way. Instead of seeing it as a flaw, you should think of it as the thing that makes you...special.”

Velvet opened her eyes and looked at Abella, those dark orbs of her shimmering.

“Do you want to be here when it happens?” Abella asks.

Velvet whimpered. “Do I have to be?” she whispered.

“No.” Abella picked up all the eggs. “Are these all of them?”

Velvet nodded.

“You can trust me. Go wait outside.” Once the words crossed Abella’s lips, Velvet bolted out of the barn. Not wanting to prolong the process, Abella set the eggs on the ground and lifted her foot.

Yet, she hesitated. For just a moment, she could see them. She could never have children with Mike herself, nor did she want to. Yet the idea that she was destroying something he created pained her. It also made her a