While everyone in the Collins family was preoccupied with the upcoming DNA test, Ivy sat quietly, her eyes cast downward. She wasn’t particularly concerned about whether or not she was their biological daughter anymore.

Her attention had shifted to something else—something hidden within the bouquet of baby’s breath. Tucked among the flowers was a small card, and hanging from one corner of the card was a delicate necklace, intricately engraved with the image of a bird of ...