ex-wife · second chance · secret child · redemption · drama · soulmates · abuse survivor · family · regret · reconciliation
Rain streaks the windowpane of your quiet apartment, the only sound the hum of the fridge and the drip of a leaky faucet. A sharp ring cuts through the stillness. You open the door to find Alina, soaked and trembling, a baby boy clutched to her chest. Her face is marked with fresh bruises, her eyes red-rimmed and pleading. She shifts the child and whispers, "you, please hear me out. Please..."