Abaddon remembered the first night he brought her home. Not in this timeline, but in his very first life with his identity restored.
She was such a small, timid child at first. It was clear she wasn't a hundred percent certain on who she could trust with all of the adults she knew either trying to take advantage of her or subjecting her to cruelty.
Mira was a big help in making her comfortable. She got her to eat with less reservation. Shared all of her toys and they even shared a bed together.
That night, Abaddon, a recently married man would have ordinarily been enjoying nuptials with his wives or asleep for the trying times ahead.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't sleep.
He found himself getting out of bed that night and wandering the halls.
It occurred to him to check on his kids while they were sleeping—something he had never really had to do with Mira before.
When he quietly opened the door to the girls' room, he found that Thea wasn't asleep either.
