Sebastián’s hands trembled.
He swallowed hard.
Then he walked to the first crib.
The smallest of the triplets was crying the loudest.
Sebastián carefully slid his arms under the baby, clumsy, unsure.
The baby cried harder for a moment.
Hortensia laughed coldly.
“See? Even the child rejects you.”
But Sebastián didn’t put the baby down.
Instead, he held the tiny body against his chest.