"Goodnight, my little darling," Gloria softly said as she kissed Raine's forehead.
At some point, the little girl had finally succumbed to sleep despite fighting very hard, reluctant to fall asleep.
She couldn't help but chuckle lightly as she pulled the covers up so that Raine was fully tucked in.
Gloria looked at her stepdaughter with love in her eyes. She didn't know what the future held and whether their relationship would remain harmonious like this. She was going to live one day at a time.
Rather than wasting time thinking of what hadn't happened. She was going to pour her love and give these children as best she could.
If she were fortunate to conceive in this life, then these two would become her child's older siblings. She wanted the children to live and love without enmity. She could only do her best.
After tucking Raine to sleep, she left the bedroom soundly and closed the door.
