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Chapter 33. Be True To Yourself

Author: J Cruz
last update publish date: 2026-05-31 23:52:52

Josh Morgan Sterling

I was staring at the sonogram picture of my children, and my eyes misted.

Today should have been their delivery date.

I could have been a dad, but Olivia took it away from me.

The night she was taken, Olivia sent a message and video clip to Grandpa’s lawyer. They, in turn, submitted those as evidence to the police, exonerating Daisy and me from the suspicion.

That same night, I was released from the police station, and Grandpa picked me up.

He looked at my red-rimmed eyes b
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