“You shouldn’t have come, Grant. Now we’re all in danger.” Just then, a black car pulled up behind us, and my daughter screamed…

an entire universe I was entirely blind to.”

Sofia giggled, pressing a sticky kiss to my jaw. “Let’s go, Dad,” she commanded. “The chocolate awaits.”

We emerged back into the illuminated garden, where Lena stood glowing under the canopy, our improvised, chaotic, beautiful family waiting in the light.

The universe operates on a ruthless cycle. It will continue reading …