The school called. “Your daughter hasn’t been pick…

sliding a page across his desk with Daniel’s name, old Seattle address, and the school information. “He abandoned a four-year-old girl at an elementary school and listed me as the guardian.”

He looked at the paper.

“And your relationship to him?”

“We used to work together.”

“And the child?”

I met his eyes.

“The DNA says she’s mine.”

Caris didn’t flinch.

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