章 17: Chapter17

#Chapter17

/"You know I love you, don’t you?/" she asked her sister looking up at her, her eyes practically the same shade of gray. Allegra wore her hair pulled back in a low ponytail tied at the neck.

/"You’re giving the baby up for adoption?/" her sister’s eyes widened. /"Oh darling!/" she swooped in and wrapped her arms around Melody. Allegra was a few inches taller than her, not even with her strappy heeled sneakers she could reach her. /"I knew you’d come to your senses! You’re not ready to have a child. Not yet./"

Melody pulled away from her as if she’d slapped her and clutched her belly, almost trying not to let her son hear her aunt.

/"I thought you had my back!/" she cried totally disappointed /"I thought you were the only one who understood me!/"