Chapter 10 Soaring Higher

• ADELINE
• The Miles mansion was bustling with laughter, lights shining on the faces of family members who should be grieving. It was a mini-party to celebrate my pregnancy and Mother Miles had made sure it was an intimate, welcoming atmosphere for me.
• I smiled all through, seeing the three-step congratulatory cake and flowers delivered to me by Semion that morning, accompanied by a love note that made my cheeks hurt from smiling too much.