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| Chapter Thirty-Three |

| THE HOMESTEAD |

| Carrying Tobias on her hip, Sasha went to the door and found Crispin there wearing a broad smile and a thin layer of dust on his face from his long journey from Melbourne. |

| "Everything is set," Crispin said, yanking the crumpled sheet of paper from his shirt pocket. "Read this. It's a note from your attorney explaining a surprising development in the adoption procedures. Everything is set for the adoption. All you and Ashton need to do now is go to Melbourne and meet with the attorney and sign the papers." |

| Sasha eyed the paper anxiously as Crispin handed it to her. She smiled a thank-you up at him as he grabbed Tobias into his arms, playfully lifting him up in the air while talking to him. |

| "Soon you'll be my godson," Crispin said, laughing up at Tobias as he giggled from the bouncing |

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