I Welcomed My Baby Boy Alone, but What Happened in That Hospital Room Brought a New Family Into My Life

she said, as if he had no one waiting for him at home.

A cold understanding settled over me. A year before, my marriage had been struggling, and Mark had disappeared for a while before returning as if nothing had happened.

Now I finally understood where he had been during those quiet weeks.

Lena wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.

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