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“I don’t want you to be their nanny,” he said. “I want you to be our family.”
She said yes through tears.
On their wedding night, Daniel found a letter Charlotte had written years before.
“To the woman who loves my daughters when I no longer can… Love doesn’t replace. It grows. Thank you.”
Sophia held the letter to her heart. Daniel wrapped his arms around her.
Upstairs, Madison and Harper slept peacefully.
No more fear.
Just the quiet, steady breathing of a family finally whole again.
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