LOGINWinter had been reduced to nothing less than a nanny and a live in maid, ever since her husband's first love cam back to town and took the affection meant for her from her husband and kid. Her husband makes her sign the divorce papers, to please Annalise, so Winter starts packing up in secret to leave since her husband refuses to let her go, intent on making Winter witness their happiness by being a spectator. Everything changes after two strange kids Jamal and Andre ran to her in public, after being humiliated and pushed into mud by her own son, Thomas after declaring Annalise and Stiles as his parents. To top all that, the two strange kids father with a mysterious background claims Winter as his wife in public, getting Stiles and Annalise humiliated. After that weird encounter, Winter meets them again, in a live cooking competition hosted by the richest family, The Hales in Moreau City, where she meets them again, and they refuse to let go of Winter, attached to her, while being watched live by everyone else. Would Winter accept them as her new family, or would she go back to her ex husband and fight for her son.
View MoreChapter 25DEREKI managed to get Thomas's shirt on and lifted him easily—he was lighter than I'd expected, all sharp angles and delicate bones—to carry him to his bed. The twins watched with interest as I settled him under the covers, making sure he was comfortable before backing away."Is he gonna be okay?" Jamal asked quietly."Yeah, buddy. He's just exhausted. Today was a big day for him.""He's nice," Andre decided. "I like having a brother.""Me too," Jamal agreed. "Even if he is kinda scared of everything.""He's not scared of everything. He's just not used to how things work here. Give him time, okay? Be patient with him."Both twins nodded seriously, their normal chaos temporarily subdued by the gravity of the moment."Now you two, into bed. It's late, and tomorrow's a school day."There was the usual negotiating about who got which blanket and whether the nightlight should be on or off, but eventually, both twins were settled in their beds. I stayed until their breathing eve
Chapter 24DEREKBoth twins stared at me like I'd lost my mind."You're bad at math," Jamal said with the brutal honesty only children can manage."So bad," Andre agreed. "Like, really really bad.""I'm not bad at math! I'm just... not good at explaining it. There's a difference."Thomas had been sitting quietly at the table, having already finished his own homework with terrifying efficiency. Now he leaned over to look at Jamal's worksheet, his brow furrowed in concentration."Oh, this one's easy," he said. "See, you start with twelve apples. Then Tommy gives away five, so you subtract five from twelve, which is seven. Then he eats four more, so you subtract four from seven, which is three. That's why he has three apples left."Jamal stared at him. "Wait, that makes sense.""Can you do mine too?" Andre asked eagerly, shoving his worksheet toward Thomas.And just like that, Thomas became the homework helper. He worked through both twins' assignments with patient explanations that actu
Chapter 23DEREK"Yeah, sorry," Andre added. "We didn't mean to scare you. We just didn't know you were here."Thomas nodded but didn't say anything, still pressed against Winter's side like she was a shield."Okay," I said, sitting down on the coffee table so I was at eye level with the twins. "This is Thomas. He's Winter's son, and he's going to be staying with us for a while.""How long is a while?" Jamal asked."I don't know yet. But while he's here, he's going to share your room, and you're going to treat him like family. That means no throwing things at him, no yelling at him, and definitely no ganging up on him. Understood?""But we share everything with family," Andre protested. "That's what grandma always said. So we were sharing our toys—""By throwing them at his head?""We throw things at each other all the time!"He had a point, actually. The twins' version of affection often involved projectiles. But Thomas wasn't used to that kind of rough-and-tumble interaction. He'd b
Chapter 22DEREK The sound of the apartment door slamming open should have been my first warning. The thunder of small feet pounding down the hallway should have been my second. But I was too focused on watching Winter set the table—watching her move around my kitchen like she'd always belonged there—to register the impending disaster until it was too late."WE'RE HOME!" two voices screamed in perfect, ear-splitting harmony.I spun around just in time to see Jamal and Andre burst through the doorway like twin tornadoes, backpacks flying off their shoulders and landing with heavy thuds on the floor. They were talking over each other, voices competing for dominance as they recounted their day in overlapping fragments that made absolutely no sense."—and then Marcus said that his dad could beat up anyone's dad but I said my dad could totally—""—gave me a GOLD STAR for my drawing and she put it on the wall and EVERYONE could see it—""—lunch was gross again but I traded my apple for Jam
Chapter 14WINTER"Wrong Derek," my Derek called up helpfully from the foyer. "And honestly? I'm kind of invested in seeing how this plays out."Annalise seeing that she was alone in this house soon reached the top of the stairs and spun around, trying to run away from me. But I was right behind h
Chapter 9Her son. The boy who'd pushed her into the mud and declared he wished she would disappear.What kind of poison had been poured into that child's ear to make him turn on his own mother like that? And what kind of man stood by and let it happen?I'd only gotten a brief look at Stiles before
Chapter 8I stared at the ceiling of my own bedroom, as I was hyper-aware of the woman sleeping mere inches away from me. Winter had finally drifted off about an hour ago, her breathing evening out, after being exhausted from the day's work. Meanwhile I was still not asleep, my eyes were wide open
Chapter 7WINTERDerek's expression darkened slightly. "Your ex-husband didn't appreciate your cooking?""Stiles appreciated it when it served his purposes," I said carefully, not wanting to burden these children with the ugliness of my past. "But he had... very specific expectations.""Well, his l












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