Rain whispered against the windows of the Turner family estate in Atlanta, a soft rhythm that echoed the warmth inside.
Cassie sat curled on the couch, sipping ginger tea as she stared down at a tiny pair of baby booties, ivory with golden thread woven into the cuffs.
She couldn’t stop smiling.
Hope was pregnant again.
And this time, she was having twins.
It had been five months since the Rome ceremony, and life had moved like a dream, Grace growing fast and talking in full sentences, Ethan wrapping up his sabbatical with four more youth centers opened across Africa and Southeast Asia, and Cassie and Damon’s Legacy Institute gaining global traction after just one launch.
Now, another new chapter was beginning.
Hope had flown into Atlanta the night before for a routine appointment an
