The Heir
And she had carried it forward, not because she was special, but because she had refused to let it go.
That's what an heir does, she realized. Not just inherits. Continues.
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"We should name her after Tata," Bella said one evening, sitting on the bench by the stone marker. The sun was setting, painting the valley in shades of orange and pink.
"Him," Riley corrected. "The midwife says it's a boy."
"A boy, then. Name him Pedro."
Riley considered this. "Pedro Kyle Guzmán-Tan?"
"That's a lot of name for a small person."
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