Chapter One Some secrets Santa simply could not be trusted with. His duties lie in fulfilling the expectations of millions of children all over the world. Only Mrs. Claus could fulfill special miracles found in the hearts of the purest children. This was one of those special letters. Deer Mrs. Claus, Santa probly gits lots of letters and I wantd to make shur mine didnt git lost. I no hes reely buzi with ordering his elfs around and gitting them to make mor toys cuz thers lots mor kids arownd nowadays. So I am riting to you cuz I know you’ll make sure to help me…

1 Friday, December 13, 2019 Janae wasn’t the first parent to lose a child in death, and she wouldn’t be the last. She’d been told to move past it, to carry on, to find joy again. For Janae, Liliana’s drowning had sucked all the life from her. She didn’t know how she was ever going to make it through the holidays. The alarm on her phone went off. Time to face another day without her daughter, again. She hit dismiss and rolled onto her back. “Wake up, sunshine, or you’re going to be late!” Janae turned toward the wall and pulled the pillow over her ears. “Five more minutes.” “You…