There was nothing quite as hard as coming to terms with the fact that you had essentially lost everything.
Dignity. Honor. Self-respect. Your husband and home. All of it, gone out the window because of a few bad decisions that led you down this path. None of it was worth it.
Except, maybe, for the fact that my son now had everything at his fingertips. Yet he still had no idea why we were here or what was expected of him in the future. Xavier was going to give him some space regarding those matters, at least. Just enough time to climatize before being shoved into endless training.
Those exact thoughts were the reason why I found myself folded around Levi. His breathing was deep and even. His little heart pumped in a steady rhythm. Small hairs were plastered to his forehead from sweat. B
