His hands shook. “Hi,” Lyla said boldly.
Eli struggled to speak. “Are they your daughters?”
“Yes,” Sandra answered firmly.
The truth emerged slowly: the fire had been orchestrated by a former business partner to manipulate him. The babies were abandoned—but Sandra had saved them.
Threats followed. A brick through the shop window. Warnings painted in red. But Sandra was no longer alone. Eli stood by her side. Security was installed, investigations reopened, and justice was pursued.
One year later, the backyard behind Grace Thread bloomed with flowers. Aria and Lyla celebrated their fifth birthday. Eli and Sandra watched as the girls ran through the grass in dresses they had sewn together.
“I don’t want to take them from you,” Eli said softly. “I want us to be a family. All four of us.”
Sandra nodded through tears. She had found them in the snow—but love had found all of them. And this time, the cold would never reach them again.
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