Weeks later, they told us Livia had contacted them.

make choices for her.”

A baby cried inside the house.

Then Livia stepped into the hallway.

Her hair was shorter. Her face was thinner.

But it was her.

My daughter.

Holding a baby wrapped in yellow.

“Livia,” I whispered.

I stepped forward.

She stepped back.

“Please don’t yell,” she said.

Those three words hurt more than any accusation.

I almost said, “How could you do this to me?”

But Liam’s warning echoed in my head.

So I stopped.

“No,” I said. “That’s the wrong question.”

Livia stared at me.

“What