As I looked around the room at my wife, sister, and our dearest friends, I couldn’t help but embrace the bittersweet feelings that surrounded this day. My 32nd birthday; the final birthday that I would ever spend without having the additional title of “Mom”. It was such a terrifying, yet exhilarating thought. Nikki and I knew we wanted to have a family together, but neither of us felt confident, a...

Her heart pounded as she raced up the final flight of stairs; in front of her stood the last locked door that she needed to hack into, in order to catch up to Drath. After all the decoding, puzzle-solving, and other decision making she had already made in the last 48 hours, this final task seemed impossible, but she knew it was necessary. She held her magnetic tool towards the lock and worked her ...