Rachel Steele — Pregnant //free\\

She named her Ariadne, after the mythic guide through the labyrinth.

The pregnancy progressed, and strange things happened. Shadows would lean toward her, curious. Lost keys would roll across the floor to her feet. And once, when she tripped on the stairs, she didn’t fall—she floated, just for a second, the baby’s heartbeat syncing with the compass’s gentle spin. rachel steele pregnant

The baby girl had Rachel’s dark hair and Leo’s impossible silver eyes. But more than that, when Rachel held her, she could see things—flickering images of Leo standing on a misty shore, turning, smiling, touching his heart. She felt the places he’d gone, the maps he’d drawn between stars. She named her Ariadne, after the mythic guide

Now, the shop has a new section: “Lost Things Found.” And on the counter, next to the ancient compass, is a baby blanket, woven with threads that seem to shimmer between colors. Rachel Steele is no longer just the woman who finds lost things. She is the woman who found the impossible. Lost keys would roll across the floor to her feet