Chapter 12 - A NEW BEGINNING
Lily’s eyes widened. She realized what she had just said.
She looked down, her cheeks turning bright red.
I slowly picked up the syrup bottle and walked over to the table.
I didn't make a big deal out of it. I didn't want to scare her.
I just poured the syrup on her pancakes and kissed the top of her head.
"There you go, sweetie," I said softly.
Lily looked up at me, a tentative smile spreading across her face.
Gabriel stood in the doorway, watching us. There were tears in his eyes, but he was smiling.
He walked over and wrapped his arms around my waist from behind.
"Smells good," he murmured.
"It's going to be a good day," I replied, leaning back into his embrace.
We had survived the betrayal. We had survived the violence.
We had taken the broken pieces of two different families and built something stronger.
I looked at the silver ring on my finger, then at the silver rosary still hanging around my neck.
I was no longer the maid who stood frozen in the corner.
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I was Natalie Romano.
And for the first time in my life, I was exactly where I belonged.
