Thane
Holding a yellow envelope in her hand, she said, “The result is here.”
“ The DNA test?” I ask her with a shaky voice.
She nods.
With even shakier fingers, I reach for the thin yellow envelope that holds the answer to our questions: Does Theo belong to our family? The silence in the room was louder than a pin drop, and the beating of my heart was more audible than it ever had been.
“ Wait?” Luke was the first to break the silence. We turned to look at him. “ Are you guys sure about this?”
Sure? What's there to be sure about? We can no longer avoid the unspoken truth.
Nodding, Thomas wasted no time answering, “ Yeah, I know I am. “ His eyes found mine as if asking if I was ready or not? I need to find out the truth.
With a deep, calming breath, I rip the envelope open, pu
