Chapter 51

Chapter 51

As the morning sunlight gently streamed through the curtains, Annah's eyelids fluttered open. She yawned and stretched, slowly becoming aware of her surroundings. Blinking the sleep from her eyes, she pushed herself up and swung her legs over the edge of the bed. Rubbing her eyes, she rose from her bed and padded barefoot across the cool wooden floor toward the living room.

"Where's everyone?" she murmured.

As she entered the living room, she spotted her uncle Matt seated on the couch, his back to her. He was engrossed in conversation on his phone, his brows furrowed in concentration. Annah's curiosity heightened as she thought about the main reason why she was even here.

She didn't know if her uncle had gotten information either on Connor or her child and she hated to think that something bad was going on especially with the look on his face. As she took a few quiet steps closer to see what was going on, the frown on her uncle's face began to clear. The low murmur of his