Chapter 27 One Last Secret

“Miscarriage?” Viper asked.

“No. My sister Sera pleaded with my parents to let me have him and let her raise him. She couldn’t have kids due to a severe illness she had when she was younger. And she wanted to be a mother more than anything.” Lydia explained.

“I have a son?” Viper roared.

“Yes. My parents sent us to my mother’s sister in North Carolina. I didn’t have any say so. They took our phones and her sister was a cruel woman. We lived there until I gave birth, and then she had a doctor friend say my sister gave birth at home.” Lydia responded.

“I finished school there and then was allowed to come home. That was the summer we met back up, and I got pregnant again with Addie.” Lydia replied.

Viper drank his drink and then threw the glass against the wall. Lydia jumped at the suddenness of his rage. He deserved to feel how he was feeling. She just prayed he wouldn’t hate her.

“Why are you just now telling me? You’ve had plenty of opportunities! Like when we first met back up a