AVA “Ava?” She called out again, her voice trembling. Her hair was messy, her face disheveled, and her eyes widened like she’d seen a ghost. I laid the kids gently in their crib and stood up, opening my arms. She ran into my embrace with the speed of light. “You’re real.” Her body trembled as she clung to me, tears streaming from her face, “I’m sorry.” She whispered again and again as I rubbed her back. “I’m so sorry, Ava.” Zayn’s eyes were on us, and if this continued, he might start to suspect something, and so I whispered in her ears, “We will talk later. You kept them safe, that’s what matters right now.” And it was true. Despite everything, the betrayal, the lies, the secrets—she had protected my kids when I couldn’t. She went from trying to capture my kids to becoming their mother in my absence, and that alone was enough for me to forgive her. Zayn cleared his throat, and we broke away from the hug, “One would actually think you two are lovers.” He said.
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