Chapter 59

Epilogue 

GWEN

Ten years later

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"Tamara!" I snap, then gentle my voice. "Tammy, you cannot put your brother in the water."

The little girl with the largest grey eyes looks up at me. "But he's new. And looks like an egg."

I breathe in for patience. "An egg?"

She nods. "Yeah. When you buy eggs, you put them in the water to see if they float. I'm doing the same to Zizi. If he sinks, then he's a bad egg and should be thrown away."

Zion gurgles in the corner, deliriously happy and unaware of his impending doom. 

The door opens and I breathe out a sigh of relieve, handing the other twin to Umber. "Oh, my God, I'm so glad you're here."

"Hannah!" Tammy screeches, running toward her.

I call after her, "It's aunty Hannah! Aunty. Hannah."

The little devil ignores me, wrapping her little arms around her favorite--and only--aunty--unless you want to add Rylan's wild flings. Umber draws level wi