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I cradledher unique scent I tenderly kissed the top of her head as my nerves set in as I prepared myself to facetime

“Stop stressing,” Jonathon eyedin his arms

“I’m not,” I lied

“I’s, principessa, and stupid isn’t one of them,” he rolled his silver eyes

“Okay, so th of the rooraced otten this lucky? Hoas it possible that all of this was mine?

“She misses you,” Jonathon whispered

“I miss her too,” I whispered “But after what happened e first ry and I needed space” Havingout on You only have one set of parents and I’d already lost my dad It was selfish ofI would never want my children to treat me the way I had treated my mom

I bounced Makenna in my arms as I prepared myself to see my mom

“Kylie, don’t shake her to death,” Jonathon warned

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sp; “Oh,” I etically down at Makenna “Sorry sweetie,” Iher plump pink cheek

My spine stiffened as istered noise outside the front door

She was here

The door opened slowly—or maybe it only seemed to slow to me—and then my mom stood before me

“Mo at the vampire in front of me She looked almost exactly as I remembered, only now her once olive-toned skin was a pearly white, and her eyes were silver Her brown hair was still styled in a bob, but instead of straight, the ends had a slight wave to them