Victor's POV
I lay awake most of the night. I could hear Bela's breathing from this room and what I could only figure was Marie in the other. Wait, I shouldn't call her Marie. Dad always did because it was the name he wanted to give her. Mom compromised and made it her middle name. He used it so much growing up most just thought it was her given name. I was too young to know the difference. I got up and headed to the kitchen. I could hear the tiny heart beats of my niece and nephew. It made me smile. At least one of us got to have the life we deserved.
I heard soft footsteps coming towards the kitchen just as I opened the refrigerator.
"Victor?" Jade's soft voice came through the dark.
"Yeah sis," I confirmed, "I couldn't sleep."
"There's cheesecake in the freezer. Maybelle always se
