Chapter 52

My daughter, Nevaeh, had woken me up with her tiny little cries a few hours later. I finally got to see her properly and I noticed some things about her features.

Though her facial features, precisely her nose and mouth resemble mine, she has her father's green eyes and some patches of his black hair. I hope she doesn't grow up to look like him, the thought of it makes me sad but I shake it off.

I breastfeed her for the first time and it feels both very exciting and ticklish. She only drinks the little milk her tiny baby belly can accept before she falls right back asleep like the sweet darling she is.

I kiss her forehead and wish her a good sleep before putting her back in her crib.

My stomach growls, reminding me just how long it's been since I've had anything to eat. Despite the memory of ingesting poison coming back to me as a flashback, it's unable to drive the hunger away and I decide to get myself something.

Emily, who had previously been off duty because her mother had been si