ated during your trips. I’ve filed for divorce.” My world stopped. I had never cheated — Rachel was everything to me.
Shaken, I noticed another note in different handwriting beside the baby. It read: “Please take care of my daughter. I can’t keep her safe.
Her name is Ava.” That was it — no name, no number, just a desperate plea. Rachel was gone. The baby was now my responsibility.
Days passed. Rachel never returned. I contacted authorities, but the mother was never found.
Eventually, they asked if I wanted to adopt Ava. I said yes. She had no one else.
And by then, I already knew — this little girl was mine, heart and soul.
