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…

if you want the ordinary word. We’d do it properly—background check, salary, room, everything aboveboard. You’d be near them.”

Lydia could not speak.

“It wouldn’t make you their mother legally,” Angela said carefully.

“I know,” Lydia whispered.

Olivia’s hand remained open on the desk. “But love doesn’t always fit into one title.”

Lydia thought of Clara’s continue reading …