At 56, Clara thought her sudden weight gain and blinding pain meant the end of her life. But the clinic’s diagnosis was far more shocking. And when her estranged daughter finally discovered the truth, her reaction triggered a nightmare no one saw coming…

jaw trembled, but she lifted it. “It’s better this way.”

“Better for whom?”

Erin flinched.

Lydia did not wait for an answer. She walked past her and found the maternity unit office, where an administrator directed her to a social worker, who directed her to a supervisor, who finally brought her to a cramped office with a desk full of files and a woman continue reading …