Between Two Sisters

LLE'

on and agonizing silence

ou don't love? Worse stil

hou

do with this decision.

ive. So I agreed. I called

ediate. Calm, yet un

I watched through tear-blurred eyes as his chest rose steadily under t

of the guesthouse jo

olished marble floors, and more rooms than I could count. Maids handled everything. I didn't have

d, was a differe

eter, burdens lighter

inside me. I tried to ignore it, to tell myself I'

so distant. A man of business, not emotion. And though he took me on da

rt. I mean not lik

spital. Whenever I visited, I brought food and

d healthier. For the first time since

me the

The location was an upscale garden restaurant, private

ring on my finger without waiting for a clear yes. My mout

ne. I was

er. It was to be a grand affair. His fa

sultations with stylists and event planners. It was overwhelming,

y room. I wandered through the home section of a high-end mall, reaching for a lav

th tu

I said with a grin, recog

ld classmate fr

nked, clearly tr

said, offerin

on," she laughed, p

g!" she said, steppi

he little boy clinging to

e replied softly, brushing

y eyes widened. "So

d on her face. "N

ly, sensing the c

ng story, Brielle. Let'

ded. "Only if you

, like old friends catching up. T

you?" she asked

hand and showing her

?" she squealed. " That man

said playfully. "The

pictures. I'll invite a few of our old classmate

ocked my phone. "H

olling through the

she f

hed, her fingers s

rt stu

know

e paling. "Is his n

es

at's the man who left m

ath hi

blinking. Her lips quivere

alls. No explanations. Just vanished." Her

ng to absorb the wo

onships, but he'd never mentioned a child.

aged, placing a hand on he

g fingers. "I didn't mean to ruin your

you. For

ed the items we'd collect

aid quickly and drove

she and Rowan met, how their relationship spiraled, how he vani

oubt her. But Xander's eyes.

didn't return

ed everything to Giselle, handed her a no

her. "But I can't find th

disap

e I was going. Only