177 — DESMOND STERLING (POV)

My nerves are on edge. I’m so stressed that I shift my leg constantly, oblivious to my brothers’ fun conversations going on around me. I can’t concentrate on what they say when Rosalie is alone with my mother. I know Mom is not someone who would hurt her, still-

Suddenly, a child’s childish cries reach my ears. I know this shouldn’t be possible since so many years have passed, but I can actually h