Adoption Hearing Takes Dramatic Turn After Girl Breaks Her Silence
Belonging, at Last
The Quinns approached the process with care, always checking in with Olive. “Only if you’re ready,” they’d remind her, “only if you want this.” Their love wasn’t conditional, and Olive knew it. But old fears whispered to her late at night. What if it disappeared? What if it wasn’t real? And yet, every morning brought a new reason to believe.
The way Ana brushed her hair. The way Owen tucked her into bed. Her heart still held fears, but her desire to belong to the Quinns outshone them. She had waited long enough. She was ready—almost.
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