Selene felt self-conscious as she pushed open the door to the van and stepped into the warm vehicle.
She looked around anxiously, and then went and picked up her son even though he was sleeping soundly.
The others were already staring at her, and she had wanted to hold Robin because that would give her an excuse for staring down at her lap rather than engaging with them.
It was also because he meant so much to her… she loved her son, and she had left him to run out after this total stranger which was starting to make her feel guilty and ashamed.
The look of surprise on Valo’s face when he stepped up onto the bus and saw her cradling the baby was another of the reasons she had picked the boy up. It felt as if she was hiding the truth about herself, but now… now this man knew she was
