The Hedgehog Chronicles: Book One Red Ribbons and Blue Promises

Five-year-old Jessica Wilson knows three things for certain: red ribbons make you braver, grown-ups can't be trusted, and she'll never be wanted.
After years of abuse from her biological parents, Jessica arrives at Rosewood Orphanage broken and convinced she's fundamentally unlovable. Then Sonic the Hedgehog-world-famous hero with zero parenting experience-stops to defend her from bullies and sees something everyone else missed: a brave, brilliant child who just needs someone to believe in her.
What starts as occasional visits becomes something deeper. Sonic finds himself planning his entire life around a scared little girl with red ribbons and too-old eyes. He wants to give her everything she's been denied: safety, love, a home. But wanting isn't enough when you're a hero with dangerous enemies and no idea how to be a father.
As Sonic navigates the adoption process, he discovers he's not alone. His family and friends rally around them-Amy's fierce support, Tails' gentle wisdom, Chuck's steady guidance. And then there's Shadow: the isolated G.U.N. agent with his own traumatic past, who begins showing up more and more, drawn to both the chaotic hero and the child who reminds him what it means to love.
But the past doesn't let go easily. When Jessica's biological mother attempts to force her way back into her daughter's life, the fragile family Sonic is building faces its greatest threat. And when a terrorist organization targets Jessica to control Shadow, all three must learn what it truly means to be family-not just in feeling, but in the choices they make when everything is on the line.