"That's impossible," my father whispered. "Sarah is Ava's mother."

"No," Lily said, her eyes never leaving my face. "Sarah adopted her. I gave birth to Ava years ago, and I've been hiding ever since."

"You're supposed to be dead," my mother Sarah whispered. "Joseph said you died giving birth-"

"I faked my death." Lily stepped closer to me. "Because I had to protect her from the truth."

I couldn't go far. My legs gave out just outside the hospital room door. Everything was too much. Too many ...