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Chapter 101 — Four Little Hearts

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The first time all four children asked Ethan Blackwood to stay until morning, Ava realized that choosing him again would not be the hardest part of rebuilding their family.

The hardest part would be teaching four little hearts that this time, love did not have to mean waiting for someone to leave.

It began with a thunderstorm.

Rain battered the windows shortly after dinner, turning the street outside Ava’s house into a blur of silver reflections. The lights flickered once, twice, then went out
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