Natalie~
I never thought happiness was something meant for me. Life had always been cruel—ripping away the people I loved, tossing me aside like I was nothing. But somehow, against all odds, I had found a home. A real home.
Zane and Alexander had changed my life in ways I never thought possible.
For months, I had woken up expecting it all to be ripped away from me. I was used to that—hope was a dangerous thing when you'd spent your whole life being crushed beneath someone else's power. But nothing changed. Zane didn't push me away. Alex still clung to me with endless affection, calling me "Mummy," like it was the most natural thing in the world.
And now, as if I wasn't already lucky enough, Zane had made sure I got an education. I still didn't believe it—not even now, three months after Jacob had become my tutor.
Jacob wasn't what I expected.
