*Elizabeth's POV* Sleep was impossible. I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, my mind racing through the same thoughts over and over like a hamster on a wheel. The clock on my nightstand showed 2:47 AM, but my brain refused to slow down, refused to let me rest. *Kelvin Blackwood.* The name echoed in my head, relentless and inescapable. Could it really be a coincidence? Could there really be another James Blackwood who raised a son alone for twenty-five years? I sat up, unable to lie still any longer, and reached for the notebook on my nightstand. I needed to think clearly. Needed to separate emotion from fact. I started writing down everything I knew about Kelvin. His age: twenty-five years old. His father's name: James Blackwood. His mother: died when he was born, or so he believ

