I couldn't make sense of it. Just minutes ago, my parents had been ready to storm in and fight for me. Now, after one look at this villa, they'd become entirely different people.

Was it the villa itself?

Or was it the person inside?

While the questions were still churning through my mind, the front door of the villa swung open.

My head snapped toward it.

And there they were. Brad on one side, Jean on the other, carefully supporting a woman with a swollen belly as she stepped out of the villa.

The moment I saw her face, my eyes went wide.

Everything clicked into place.