My son and my best friend’s son had the exact same rare birthmark – I thought my husband had betrayed me, but the truth turned out to be far worse.

Emily laughed when she saw my face. “What? Do I look that bad?”

I swallowed hard. “No. It is just… Noah has a mark behind his ear.”

“So?”

“Liam has one too.”

She smiled. “Really? That is wild.”

I forced a smile back, but something inside me had already gone tight and cold.

For months, I told myself it was a coincidence.

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