Valeria's POV
We'd been in New York for weeks now. I was starting to realize we might be stuck here for a long time. The custody case could take months. Maybe even a year. Lillian told me that even if I won, the court probably wouldn't take away all of Luka's rights, not unless he was actually dangerous to Elliot.
That meant he'd get visitation rights at least. I knew Luka as a stubborn man. He'd never let me take Elliot back to Auckland. He'd fight tooth and nail to keep us here in New York so he could see his son whenever he wanted. If I tried to run away with Elliot, I'd be breaking the court order. I could get in serious trouble and maybe even go to jail.
So we were staying. I hated it but that was the truth.
I couldn't keep Elliot at home all the time. That wasn't fair. He needed
