SHAYLA recive mail from court about KAI DNA test \🩷Full story inBELOW 👇

Shayla wasn’t expecting her life to change on a Tuesday.

The sun had barely risen, the air smelled faintly of rain, and the sound of delivery trucks echoed through her neighborhood. She moved through her morning routine on autopilot—coffee brewing, toast slightly burning, Kai still asleep in his favorite dinosaur pajamas upstairs.

As she opened the mailbox, nestled between a utility bill and a coupon flyer was a letter that made her heart skip:

📬 "Superior Court of County—Official Notice"

Her fingers trembled as she tore it open.

Chapter 2: The Court’s Demand

Inside was a summons. A DNA test. Official. Court-ordered.

"In the matter of paternity determination: Kai Jackson"

The words blurred as she stared. Her stomach dropped.

Someone—probably him—had filed a paternity case. After all these years of silence, after never asking, after never showing up at the hospital, or the birthdays, or the nights Kai asked why he didn’t have a dad like the other kids—he wanted to know now?

There was a hearing date. A deadline for the DNA test. A legal reminder that the truth was no longer something she could control or protect.

Chapter 3: Memories Come Crashing Back

Shayla sat on the couch, the court letter in her lap, and remembered everything.

The night she told him she was pregnant. The way Kai’s father, Marcus, had looked away and whispered, “Are you sure it’s mine?” That had been enough for her. She left that night and never turned back.

She built everything on her own—nursing school, daycare shifts, late nights with Kai and early mornings with exams. She never needed him. Kai never even asked his name until recently.

And now? The man who’d vanished into the wind had filed a case.

Chapter 4: Telling Kai

How do you tell a six-year-old that the government wants a swab of his cheek to decide who he belongs to?

She sat him down gently. "Kai, sweetie... we're going to visit a doctor soon. It's just a little test. Nothing scary."

"Am I sick?" he asked.

"No baby, you're not sick. It's just... to answer some questions."

He blinked at her, confusion in his eyes. But he nodded, trusting her like he always did. That trust made her chest ache.

Chapter 5: The DNA Test

The clinic was cold, quiet, clinical. Shayla filled out forms with shaking hands while Kai clutched his stuffed T-Rex. Marcus was there already, seated in the corner, staring at them like a ghost.

Kai looked at him curiously but said nothing.

The swab took seconds. Painless. But the silence between the adults was louder than any scream.

When it was done, Shayla took Kai’s hand and walked past Marcus without a word. She wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of her anger.

Chapter 6: Waiting

The two weeks waiting for results felt like years.

What if Marcus wasn’t the father? Would she have to tell Kai the truth about her past? What if he was, and wanted custody? Or visitation?

What if—after everything—he wanted to be a father only when the court made him?

Every scenario spun in her mind, keeping her awake at night. Shayla had always protected Kai, but now, she couldn’t shield him from the law.

Chapter 7: The Results

Another envelope arrived. Again, court-stamped. Shayla opened it alone.

The test confirmed it. Marcus was Kai’s biological father. 99.99%.

Tears burned in her eyes—not because she was surprised, but because it was now official. Undeniable.

Attached was a new request: Marcus was seeking partial custody.

He wanted in.

Chapter 8: A Mother’s Fight

Shayla wiped her tears and stood up. She looked at Kai, now sprawled on the floor, building dinosaurs out of Legos.

She wouldn’t let him become some court-appointed obligation. Not if she could help it.

If Marcus wanted a role in Kai’s life, he’d have to prove he deserved it—not just through paperwork, but by showing up, day after day, like she always had.

This wasn’t the end. It was the beginning of a fight.