Kaida As I drove back from my meeting with Alara, my thoughts spun in a whirlwind of confusion and frustration. The audacity of her demands still echoed in my mind, her threats laced with a venom I hadn’t anticipated. Alara wanted me out of Kaelen’s life, completely. But what she didn’t seem to understand was that I didn’t want to be in it, either. The only connection I had to Kaelen now was the twins I was carrying, and even that felt like a burden more than anything else. Pulling into the driveway of the apartment, I let out a deep breath and tried to shake off the conversation. I didn’t want to bring this tension to my sister, but I knew I couldn’t keep it to myself either. Dahlia had always been my rock, the one person who had my back no matter what. And right now, I need her advice

