"My daddy told me that he will talk to you about buying me a baby. Now you want to leave me and daddy. Why don't you want to stay with us anymore?

Now, who will my daddy talk to? Is my daddy a bad guy?" Eli asked, glaring up at his mother's face.

Arianna's complexion turned ashen. She shivered and tried forcing a smile but it wasn't working out.

"No, honey. Your daddy isn't a bad guy. He is a good man. But we just have to stay away for a while. ...