Chapter 10

I held the corner of the final page without turning it. Part of me still wanted another explanation. A clerical mistake. A test requested for legal paperwork. Anything that would make Nolan’s name beside Lola’s less final. Nia waited. I turned the page. The result appeared in bold near the bottom. Probability of biological paternity: 99.99%. The room went silent around me. I thought of Nolan lifting Lola toward the Christmas tree while Ivy struggled to breathe on the other side of...