The doctor trying to save my life in the delivery room was my ex-husband—the same man who left me pregnant in the rain. What I told him made him stumble back.

kissed the air near Mia’s cheek. “Darling, motherhood doesn’t excuse chaos.”

Richard looked at me as though I were dirt on the floor. “Caleb told us you had an episode last night.”

I gave a faint smile. “Did he?”

Caleb leaned back. “Mom, she recorded a private family moment. She’s unstable.”

Mia flinched.

Vanessa sighed. “Eleanor, we all know grief can continue reading …