Before Morning

Ryver started life with the curse of tragedy plaguing them.
Now that everything was settled and organized, they liked their life the way it was- just their father and them taking care of one another in a nice house void of neglect or violence.
Everything was finally improving, and they could breathe and live and think a little better than they used to. They were finally becoming happier.

Their father must have taken that as a sign to adopt another broken kid.
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