Chapter 263

• Alyssa
• After finally putting the twins down for a nap, I collapse into the living room with Ashley and Chelsea. Meanwhile, Zuri and Ben are tearing through the place like sugar-high puppies, their squeals ricocheting off the walls.
• Coffee in one hand, chocolate-sprinkle donut in the other, I watch the chaos like a referee who already knows she's losing the game. My gaze stays half-trained on the kids—because if there's anything I've learned, toddlers can turn anything into a death trap the second you blink.