Chapter 17: Thriving

FIVE YEARS LATER "Mama, tell us a story!" Lily demanded, curled up in her bed with her stuffed rabbit. "The dragon story!" Lucas added from his bed across the room. "With the brave knight!" I settled into the chair between their beds, these six-year-old miracles who'd survived everything. "Once upon a time," I began, "there was a dragon who everyone thought was a princess. She was kind and good and trusting. But people took advantage of her kindness. They tried to trap her, use her, steal...