Eralia’s POV Callan smiles as he steps up beside his wife and wraps an arm around her shoulders. ‘We were accepted as foster parents about an hour ago’ he tells me. My lips part as I stare from my boss to her husband and back again, ‘what . . . how . . .’ I stammer. Callan chuckles, glancing back at my lawyer who is standing by Hallick, the two of them smiling widely. ‘Margo called me a couple of days ago, just after you came round in fact, she told me that she thought the kids might end up needing a foster home. None of us wanted them to end up with strangers so we decided that as Mackenzie and I have the biggest house and the most resources, that we would apply.’ ‘But . . . it takes time . . . doesn’t it?’ I ask bewildered, looking at Miss Shaw who is beaming. ‘Normally yes, but a

