ummerl
, and the wide, brightly lit penth
cashmere coat, her platinum-blonde updo slightly
d on her left hand, which shook violen
h caught in my throat, a primal pull tightening
. my littl
rd a step, tears spil
ech tycoon who always looked so stern in business magazines took of
wrist; second brother Henry, built like a wall with the sharp posture of an FBI agent, his fists clenched tight; and
and handed the thick DNA s
es one hundred percent, Edw
inal verification stamp and
t with shaking fingers to touch my pale cheek, as
'm so sorry Mommy is twe
r warm tears soaking through th
, all the years of cold neglect in the Hayes house
lyn's back, and buried my face again
d his broad, warm palm gently on the t
rom this day forward, no one on
ser and gently ruffled my hair, tr
a little sister, a
his intimidating expression melting into pure s
tle angels are my
d up beside the bed, his gray eyes
other. Don't be afraid of an
and looked at the family surrounding my bed, th
h and Lily sleeping side by side a
p chat? Your aunt and cousins are l
st real smile since ent
e, Uncle
onstop with Aunt Claire's sixty-second screaming vo
tears and held
, have you named thes
ly, looking at the bassinets. "And on their legal bi
n my words, William narro
Landon Sterling and that
rned freezing cold as all fo
treated me like a servant while favoring Amelia, my secret marriage to
onto the leather sofa arm,
e hell does he think he is, st
ypted tablet, his fingers
Sterling and Amelia Hayes right now. Their
fingers coldly ag
sonally freeze every business discussion b
against his palm, hi
evaluations for Landon
ile they handled the rest, and as I drifted off under the warm silk bl
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