Milo checked his phone. His eyes went wide when he saw Leo's message.
He leaned in close to Eliot, who was sitting right beside him.
" Leo got Kaius's hair," he whispered, barely able to hide his excitement. " Mission accomplished."
Tomorrow at school, with Kaius's DNA in hand, they could finally move forward with the paternity test they'd been planning for weeks.
This was their big breakthrough.
Eliot's eyebrows shot up. He pulled out his phone and typed quickly.
[Did you get Uncle Ethan's hair too?]
Leo replied in seconds : [He wasn't home.]
Eliot stared at the screen for a moment, then typed back : [ Oh... okay.]
Meanwhile, in Elena's room, the atmosphere was much calmer.
Austin sat cross-legged on the floor, gently brushing Elena's hair as they talked a
