And your Aunt Sammie had threatened court. She didn’t think that I was fit to raise you. She said that blood mattered more than love.
Your mom didn’t want a battle. She was scared of losing you.
I told her to wait… to let the storm pass. But she got in the car anyway.
“Your mom didn’t want a battle.”
I should’ve stopped her.
After the crash, Sammie tried again. She sent letters, hired a lawyer, and said I had no claim to you. But I had the paperwork. I had this letter from Carina — you’ll see it.
‘If anything happens, don’t let them take her.’
I kept you safe, Clover. Not because the law gave me the right, but because your mom trusted me to. And because I loved you more than anything.
‘If anything happens, don’t let them take her.’
