Not to mention my overwhelming fascination with the stars and astronomy. Could some alternate universe have been calling to me? I wondered. Was there a whole other half of me that I had yet to discover?
“So, you’re saying my father...” I trailed off, not sure how to finish the thought.
“I have done some initial research into your background, Stella. I could find no connection between your mother, Elena, and Thayer. Stands to reason that your heritage is derived from your father, but I could find no record identifying him. I‘d hoped you could help with that information.”
“Well, that’s going to be a problem. I never knew my father, and my mother refuses to speak of him.”
The last time I asked about my father was for a genetics assignment in high school biology. Mom completely ignored my questions, ran to her bedroom swiping at her eyes, and stayed there until morning. The woman had always been prone to prayer, but I could hear her crying out for hours. The next morning she made breakfast as if nothing had happened. I let it go.
“Surely she would be more forthcoming if you asked her now,” Gresham said. “You’re twenty-two years old. An adult, though barely.”
I snorted and shot him a ‘barely this’ look. I saw no reason for being condescending about my age again.
“I’ll be twenty-three in August. And I’m telling you, she’s kept this secret my entire life. I don’t think she’ll come around, but I’m willing to try, if for no other reason than to put all this nonsense to rest.”
I looked out the window and noticed that Lizzie had pulled up outside the coffee shop. If I wanted to make my final, I had to hurry. We made plans to meet again that evening. I needed some time to soak all of this new information in. It wasn’t every day a girl learned of an alternate utopia with dwarfs and magic.
It was even more infrequent that she learned she belonged in that world.
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Also by Brinda Berry
Adult Novels
Chasing Luck (A Serendipity Novel, #1)
Tempting Fate (A Serendipity Novel, #2)
Seducing Fortune (A Serendipity Novel, #3)
Serendipity Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
The Beauty of Lies (A Stand By Me Novel #1)
The Fiction of Forever (A Stand By Me Novel #2)- coming soon
And Then He Kissed Her: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set (Sweet Romance)
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The Waiting Booth (Whispering Woods #1)
Whisper of Memory (Whispering Woods #2)
Watcher of Worlds (Whispering Woods #3)
The Waiting Booth Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
Wild at Heart II (An Anthology)
Lore: Tales of Myth and Legend Retold (An Anthology)
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