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Chapter Seventy Seven

Author: Anney GW
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-17 05:32:02
Celeste’s POV

My grip on the steering wheel was deathly tight as I pulled out of Saint Ambrose’s parking lot, my emotions a wreck. The look of smug satisfaction on Damien’s face filled me with the urge to key his car, but I’d held back.

I wouldn’t stoop to their level.

“Auntie Celeste?” Molly tentatively called me from the back seat.

She clutched her favorite doll–a fluffy gray bunny in a pink tutu and a sparkly tiara. I relaxed my scrunched forehead and smiled at her in the rearview mirror.

“What’s up, honey?” I asked as cheerfully as I could manage.

Molly frowned thoughtfully. “Why does Bonnie have two mommies and I only have one?”

The innocent reminder was all it took to turn the dull ache of my daughter’s absence into an agonizing torment. I took a deep breath, blinking back tears.

Everything was so fucked up–how did I explain it all?

“Uh, honey, Bonnie doesn’t really have two mommies.” I began hesitantly. “You must love a child with your whole heart to be their mother, and Auntie
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