Chapter 0209

Six months later

Malia

My eyes flicker to the clock as cries echo through the bedroom. Nudging Rafe, he doesn’t budge. He is out cold on the bed and doesn’t stir even when the twins' cries grow.

Dragging myself from the bed, I creep towards their cribs. I don’t even know why I’m creeping at this point, they are already awake, it was just Rafe that was sleeping.

The moment I pull them into my