When Paige Summers set out again with Marcus Monroe and the others, her shoulders were already fully occupied. Besides Sweetie on her left, a small figure was now resting quietly on her right.
She now knew the girl was named Erin Quinn. The man who died had indeed been her father, but the woman who had decisively plunged a dagger into her own heart to join him had not been her mother. There was no need to dwell on the messy love affair involved. All in all, the little girl was now an orphan, just like Paige.
The reason she brought her along wasn't out of pity because no one else would take her. Nor was it because the girl had pestered her relentlessly, even trying to launch herself into Paige's arms like a bullet on several occasions. It was because of what she had said...
An extra child would inevitably hinder her movements. Paige understood this perfectly, which was why she had been so determined to refuse this burden at first.
