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Keeva sat in a reading chair in a smaller room upstairs. She couldn’t do much until she heard the news from Riley. It had been a while. She should feed Noah. She looked down and saw that Noah had fallen asleep while curling against her side. The kid had just met her, but the strange thing was that it didn’t feel unusual at all that he displayed such affection in his interaction with her. Keeva always did well with animals, but she didn’t think she would do well with kids. What happened to your mom? she thought as she looked at Noah’s thick lashes, freckled cheeks, and fair skin. She must be beautiful. She played with Noah’s hair but stopped when he stirred.
As soon as Riley walked into the reception room, Keeva sprung to her feet. Riley’s hair spiked up as he raked his hands through i
