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Chapter 77
“Mom, you’re home! Aunt Dani and Nana and I are making cookies. Oh, I beat Uncle Eric at football today. After dinner and cookies, I want to go out and practice again.”
Emma gave me an anxious look over Kaiden’s head.
“That’s wonderful, sweetheart.” I smiled as I kneeled down to his level. “But Kaiden, I need you to stay inside for the rest of the evening, okay?”
“Why?” he asked, his brows scrunching in confusion.
I looked up at Emma and Daniella. They both shrugged.
“There might be some strange people hanging around us today.”
“Why would strangers do that?”
"Well…you know how you were so happy about your Dad finding you?" He nodded. "Well, there are people who are very curious about that, and they may start hanging about asking silly questions."
“Why?”
I held his curious gaze and felt the tears welling in the cor
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