Aiden’s POV
They both shared a look with one another, which was enough of an answer for me.
“Yes,” they both said at the same time.
“We adopted her when she was an infant,” her mother confessed, tugging at her fingers a bit nervously. “A woman came to us with Carol in her arms and begged for us to take her and raise her as our own. So, we did. We couldn’t just turn her away.”
“Who was this woman?” I found myself asking, aware that I was prying into their personal business, but I needed to know. I wondered if it related to Carol’s apparent magical abilities.
“We aren’t sure,” her mother said, her eyes downcast. “She never told us her name; when we asked, she wouldn’t tell us. She just told us that the infant needed a home and to keep her safe.”
“Why did this woman choose you?” I
