CHAPTER 7: Alison
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When Alison woke, she was still exhausted and sore, but she felt good. She had a baby. She was a mother. A wave of fear washed through her. She wasn’t ready to be a mother, to care for a child. Her life was a mess. She sat up, expecting to see the man who’d made her life both a disaster and a dream come true, but only her mom was in the room.
“I’m so glad you’re awake. The baby’s hungry.” Mom carried Irene over to her and then handed her a bottle.
“Where’s Harker?” She took her daughter, her fear pushed aside by love. She’d never loved anything like she did this little baby.
“I’m not sure. He dropped off your bag and then left the room.” Mom pointed to Alison’s to-go bag that was on the chair next to her bed. “You’ll have to convince him that family is more
