“What do you mean, she left?” I ask, feeling a tightness in my chest I can’t begin to describe.

“You heard me. Giselle left the country. Did you really think she’d stick around and wait for you to follow through on your threat?”

“She’s gone?” Scarlett’s voice trembles as she grabs her brother’s arm, forcing him to look at her. “Why did you lie to me and say she didn’t want to see us? And why didn’t she tell us she was pregnant?”

“What threat?” Kalet chimes in ...