CHAPTER FIVE“Sisters? How can that be?” cried Sophia, throwing her hands to her face. “I’ve dreamed of something like this happening, but now it has, I just don’t believe it!”
“This,” replied Temia, indicating the letter, “is my father’s hand. Furthermore, I must tell you that there have been rumours of a dalliance that resulted in a child. This was before I was born or Papa met Mama, of course. And now, seeing this letter, the mystery is solved.”
Sophia stared at Temia as if searching her face for clues to their shared parentage.
“I can scarcely believe it!” she repeated in shock. “You – my half-sister!”
“Did your mother never talk about your father?”
“Not a great deal. After he had paid for my birth, she cut off all contact with him. They were not in love and Mama said she knew he w
