Sunlight spilled over the quiet streets of Asteria. Mira, who now went by the name Mina Hayes, stood on the balcony of her new home, one hand resting gently on her slightly swelling belly.
This place held none of Havenwood's glitzy, oppressive buzz. The air smelled like flowers, and life unfolded slowly, peacefully.
Her mother, Iris Hayes, had gotten everything ready for her. Once this woman had been a stranger to her, but now her warm, soft eyes brimmed with the tender care of someone who had gotten their lost treasure back.
When she looked at her daughter's pregnant belly, a tangle of emotions crossed her face, but in the end, they all melted into quiet, unspoken support.
"You've made up your mind?" Iris asked, holding out a glass of warm milk to her.
When Mina took the glass, the g
