Sinclair POV Kaia, Thalia, Mom, and Rory are all determined to take me shopping. I feel so out of my element. The only one who understands me is Mom. “When Austin first found me, I followed him. I left with the clothes on my back. The next day, Lacey took me shopping, and I felt the same way.” “Mom, how was your life before you found Dad?” I asked. All of us turned to Mom expectantly. She never really wanted to talk about her past. She’s always glossed over it. She focuses on all of us and not on herself. Dad doesn’t even talk about it because Mom doesn’t like bringing it up. “Let’s get lunch, and I will tell it to all of you. Then I will never speak of it again,” she said. We all agreed, got food, and literally sat for two hours talking about Mom’s past. When she was done explaining, she smiled. “I see myself in all of you. I see the fighters, the cleverness, the neglect, the abuse, and the loneliness. I felt it the same way Thalia, Kaia, and Sinclair have. The love I have for
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