Before Serenity could reply, Liberty rejected her son’s request outright.

“Aunt Ser needs to rest for at least the first month after giving birth, and your Uncle Zak will be busy taking care of her and the baby. They won’t have time to look after you. You can’t stay with them.

“You’ll stay with us. I’ll be going back to work in a few days, but Dunc will be home. He can take care of you.”

Now that her sister had given birth, Liberty needed to return to Jensburg. She would come back for the ba