"What? So much happened while I was asleep?" Amelie gasped, her eyes wide as Gabriel finished recounting the day's events.
Beside her, Noah was blissfully unaware of the tension, his tiny hands gripped tightly around the handle of his milk bottle.
"I hadn't heard a word of this, either," Zilia added, her brow furrowed. "When did it come to light?"
"Yesterday," Gabriel explained, his voice steady. "Karmen and Aisha found the little one, Rosy, abandoned in the forests near the Great Waterfall."
Zilia's expression hardened. "You made the right call, Gabriel. What Elias did to Nayra and Rosy is unforgivable. He doesn't deserve them, not even if he begs for forgiveness."
Amelie grew quiet, her gaze drifting down to where Noah sat nestled beside her on the sofa. A shiver ran through her as the weight of the story hit home. "If I hadn't found you that night, Gabriel... I hate to think what would have become of us."
