The moment the DNA results appeared on my screen, everything shifted.
I wasn’t searching for deception. I wasn’t digging for secrets. I wasn’t trying to prove Greg wrong.
He refused to participate.
So I sent in the swab anyway.
And when the results came back, nothing was the same.
Mother: Match.
Father: 0% DNA Shared.
Biological Parent Match (Donor): 99.9%
I didn’t scream. I held onto the edge of the desk so tightly my knuckles blanched. A chill spread through me.
Then I saw the name.
Mike.
Not a stranger. Not some anonymous donor. And certainly not a random error.