Ella’s heart stopped.
“What do you mean?” she asked, frozen.
She stared at him in disbelief.
“Eric, he’s not a pair of shoes. He’s a child. Our child.”
But Eric wouldn’t explain. He simply insisted that something wasn’t right. He couldn’t continue. He wanted the adoption reversed.
Ella couldn’t sleep that night. Something deeper was wrong—she could feel it.
And then… she remembered the birthmark.
A Mark That Meant More
Sam had a small, distinct birthmark on the sole of his foot. Ella remembered noticing it once, thinking it was unique and sweet.
But now, in the middle of the night, her memory took her somewhere else—to Eric. He had a nearly identical birthmark in the exact same spot.
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