Chapter 29 A Fragile Heart

• Iris held her newborn twins to her chest in the chilly night air. She was sent away, banished from the only place she had known since her rejection, and the memory of Phillipa's harsh words, the heavy door slamming behind her, and the cold that seemed to seep through her thin clothing made her heart ache.
• At least it was preferable to gallivanting in the dark with nowhere to go and no safety for herself or her children in the pack of Wildwood, which had not been a home.
• She could feel the twins' tiny bodies trembling against her while they were wrapped in blankets, but they remained silent.