“Wait, what?” I stuttered.
“When Evelyn lost her unborn daughter, a terrible yet brilliant idea came to mind. Evelyn was not going to survive the loss of Felix and her daughter, and our daughter would continuously be hunted just like Sam’s sisters were. So, we came up with a new plan.”
Lucy’s tears finally released themselves when her eyes locked with mine.
“This isn't possible. I—”
“We recruited the witches' coven to preserve the deceased baby's body, while trying to keep Evelyn from withering away. There were many more attacks in town; they were all aimed at me and my baby, but we needed to wait for her to be born before the plan could come into play. I loved you so much. I spoke to you every minute of the day, Rio. But we couldn’t keep you here. So when you were born, we switched ba
