Chapter 70

An unexpected gift

***Natalia***

Agnes runs away as soon as Tylen and Zane leave, slamming the door to her room shut behind her with a loud bang before any of us can ask what just happened.

“Uh oh, mommy,” Kota whispers. “Egg–ness is sad. Why is she sad?”

“I don‘t know, Kota,” I murmur, kissing his forehead and inhaling the scent of his hair to calm my racing heart. “I don‘t know.”

Rionna clears her throat, reminding me that we are not alone in the room and she smiles sheepishly when I look up at her.

“I should get going,” she whispers quietly, holding a thick envelope in her hands. “Goodnight.