The Family Court judge had dismissed the emergency petition, but the bureaucracy of legacy was a hydra; cut off one head, and another grew in the form of a triplicate form. To finalize the dismissal, to seal the file forever against any future claims (from Vanessa or anyone else), the court required one final, official piece of paper. A court-adjudicated DNA test. Not a leaked juice box report. Not a tabloid headline. A legal, witnessed, irrefutable biological stamp. It was 9 AM on a Tuesday. The clinic was private, discreet, and smelled of expensive sanitizer. Aurora sat in the waiting room, holding Ethan’s hand. He was swinging his legs, humming a song about dragons. He was wearing his school uniform, his blazer slightly rumpled. Liam sat on her other side. He was wearing a suit, but he had loosened his tie. He looked calm, but his hand, resting on his knee, was tapping a silent, agitated rhythm. "It's just a swab," Liam said, for the third time. "I know," Aurora said. "It'
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