Cassian’s POV

Eulalia’s hands trembled as she wiped at her tear-streaked face, her body quaking under the weight of what she carried. I didn’t interrupt. She needed the space to speak, to breathe, and she knew she no longer had the luxury of silence. The truth was her only path forward and she understood that.

“The woman said she could help us adopt,” Eulalia began, her voice quivering. “She told us there was a child available… but she wasn’t in the system. I didn’t ask ...