Married by Midnight

filled with tangled dreams-some sweet, some not. Liam's drawing lay on he

g her fingers over the cra

gain. Yet here it was-sketched in wobbly colors

d barefoot to the kitchen. To her

r usually u

not looking up from the F

plied, her voice

or a mug. Their hands brushed as he passed her

said quietly. "Liam's. H

o her cup. "He's.

. "He hasn't called anyone

k who she was. S

aid, "I'm glad

was a

o said. "Safe. Even when things ou

CEO or the man in a chair, but someone who was trying

aid. "More th

ose, like he'd been hold

tumbling into the kitchen with his signature pre-

! I drew anot

d down as Liam shoved a f

again-this time standing under a

Al

esh wave of emotion. She wasn't the t

er at the drawing. "He's ve

I think he's just

met hers. "A

t the park-an idea that surprised Serena

eked, running in circles. "Can I take

," Theo said smoothly, watching

ow. "Oh, we're

t leaning into

er the shadow of tall trees, Liam zooming ahe

the paved path, Theo pushing the whe

suddenly. "Letting go of the idea that

was q

e. But I do believe in seasons.

d at him,

like a po

watching you try to brea

stopped

"You don't have to keep holding y

compassion he always tried to hide

e saw

ngs that make it hard to keep

t you to tak

. But her silenc

ck echoed through the hallway. Theo was in the m

herself, professionally dressed, holding a m

arpe in?"

replied cautiously

his assistant. This came in

into view.

lightly. "Sorry to bot

taking the envelope. "You

red across her face, too fast to

na raised an eyebrow

shrug. "She's efficient

e she might faint w

that too,"

more than

"Good. Then maybe you'll also not