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SADIE We made it to the weekend, but I was still shaken up by the incident with Megan’s dad. She seemed all right, but I kept a close eye on her to make sure she wasn’t struggling with any anxiety or fear like I was. There were moments when I would catch her staring off into space, apparently lost in thought. I’d ask her what she was thinking about, and she’d give me an odd look and insist that she wasn’t thinking of anything. I didn’t believe her, but I didn’t push the issue either. I didn’t want her to feel pressure to process things she wasn’t equipped to process.Still, I wanted to help her. I wanted to reassure her that everything was going to be okay…though I didn’t know how I could do that. I was just her nanny, after all. I wasn’t her mother or aunt. What could I say to her that would possibly make her feel better? What could I say to assure her that her father wouldn’t harm her? I couldn’t even be certain that was true, and I didn’t want to lie to her.I hated to admit it,
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“What’s that?” I asked, trying to contain my glee and surprise.“I’m going with you,” he stated. “I don’t want you two going anywhere without me right now, even if you have the bodyguards.”I hadn’t expected that. It was a reasonable enough request, and honestly, I was okay with it. After what had happened with Megan’s father, a little bit of backup didn’t sound like such a bad idea. Still, I didn’t want him to know that having him with us would be a relief. There was still that little tension between us, and I didn’t want him thinking that I was incapable of caring for Megan myself. It was a little contradictory, I know, but my pride was on the line. That wasn’t something I was willing to just sacrifice, so I had to put up a little bit of a front.“Are you sure?” I questioned. “That’s probably not necessary. You probably have a lot of work to do, right?”He shrugged. “It’s all right. It can wait.”“You really want to spend the day chasing a seven-year-old girl through a crowded zoo?”
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CYRUS In all honesty, spending the day at the zoo sounded like torture. Not because I didn’t want to spend time with Megan, but because I was so stressed about Ralph showing up, I didn’t think I’d actually be able to relax and enjoy myself. Miss Bruns didn’t seem to have the same concern, though. She was all smiles as we loaded up into the car to leave. Maybe it was for Megan’s benefit, as she appeared super excited to be going as well. I put on a smile and tried to act happy in front of my niece, but my mind just kept imagining all these terrible scenarios of things Ralph could do if he caught us out in public. I knew my thoughts weren’t rational given that we would be surrounded by people, but I honestly didn’t know to what lengths Ralph would go to get to Megan.“Hey, you need to relax,” Miss Bruns suddenly whispered to me. She sat next to me in the car. Megan was in the seat behind us, distracted by a book about monkeys that Miss Bruns had brought along.“What do you mean?” I h
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I was holding her hand and she nearly got away from me as she tried to dash forward.“Hey, hold on now,” I said with a chuckle, tugging her back. “You’ve got to stay with us, all right? No running off, Meg.”She stopped and looked up at me with wide eyes, clearly eager to get going but struggling to behave.“Okay, Uncle Cyrus,” she replied. “But can we hurry and go look? Please?”“Yes, of course,” I chuckled. “Let’s go.”I shot a glance to Miss Bruns, who was watching us with a small grin. Swallowing, I tore my gaze from her and focused on Megan. We walked down the pathway together, which was lined with multiple enclosures housing various species of monkeys. Megan could hardly contain herself as we moved from group to group. She giggled and pointed at a pair of capuchins chasing each other through the trees.“Look!” she squealed. “Sadie! Uncle Cyrus!”“I see, sweetie,” Miss Bruns said with a nod, squatting down next to Megan. “Do you think they’re playing tag?”“Monkeys can’t play tag
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SADIE It was hours later when we finally returned home. After a long day of running around and exploring, Megan was exhausted. She fell asleep on the ride home, and when we arrived, I picked her up out of the car and carried her into the house.“Should we just put her to bed?” I asked Miss Bruns when I reached the bottom of the house’s main staircase.Nodding, she softly answered, “Yes, I think that’s a good idea. Since we had some food before we left the zoo, she doesn’t need dinner.”“Okay,” I whispered, gently adjusting Megan in my arms. “I’m pretty sure she’s out for the night.”Miss Bruns grinned, and we made our way up the stairs to Megan’s bedroom. Before I laid her on her bed, Miss Bruns removed her shoes and pulled the covers back. I carefully placed Megan down on the mattress, and Miss Bruns tucked her in. When we were done, we stood side-by-side and gazed down at the little girl.She looked so peaceful as she slept. I was happy that she seemed to have gotten over the worst
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SadieI tried so hard not to think of that kiss. For two days, I did my best to pretend it hadn’t happened and did my best to avoid Mr. Grave. He made it easy for me, going back to his office and leaving the house each day. I know he only felt comfortable doing that because we had extra security stationed with us throughout the day. He wasn’t about to leave Megan unguarded.No matter how hard I tried, though, I couldn’t get the kiss out of my mind. It had been one of the most intense kisses of my life, and it had been with a man I didn’t even like. At least…I was pretty sure I didn’t like him. No, no, I was positive. That day at the zoo had been good, and we had gotten along well enough, but it was because Megan had been with us. We had to be on our best behavior for her sake.Yet, no matter what I told myself to try and dismiss the kiss, I couldn’t shake it. I needed to talk to someone about it, and there was only one person that I ever turned to in such circumstances. I arranged t
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Sadie“Abby!” She squealed my name in delight. Several of the other parents and nannies looked our way, and I wanted the earth to open up and swallow me right then and there.“Shhhh,” I snapped. “Don’t make a scene. I wasn’t that big of a deal. It just…happened.”“That kind of thing never just happens,” she insisted. “Who kissed who?”Licking my lips, I sighed. “He kissed me.” But I definitely kissed him back. Not that I wanted to admit that out loud.Nor did I want to admit just how intense that kiss had been. I don’t think anyone had ever kissed me that way before. It had been like he’d wanted to devour me, and I had been all too ready to let him.That part startled me the most…just how willing I had been to be consumed by the man. It was confusing and a little scary. I didn’t like the thought of losing myself to someone else. Especially not someone like him.“That’s so naughty.” She giggled, apparently oblivious to my inner torment. “Look at you. Strait-laced Abby getting naughty w
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Cyrus“Mr. Grave? You have a call on line two.”I looked up from the files in my hand to find my assistant standing in the doorway of my office. I frowned.“Who is it?” I asked. “Actually, never mind. Take a message and tell them I’ll call back. I’ve got to focus on this contract, and I don’t want any distractions.” I was working on a major deal for my company that was proving to be a major pain in my ass. The company we were negotiating with was flaky and kept dancing around issues that needed to be addressed, all in the hopes of getting more out of this deal than they deserved. I wasn’t interested in playing their petty games, but the deal itself was so massive, and had such huge profit potential, that I couldn’t simply dismiss them either. I had to find a way around their nonsense, and so I’d declared that I wasn’t to be disturbed for any reason short of an emergency while I worked through this mess.When my assistant didn’t immediately leave my doorway, I gave her a confused and i
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EpilogueSadie – One Year LaterI gazed down at my baby, my son, in absolute wonder. My heart swelled in my chest with so much love, I thought it would burst. I was exhausted, and my whole body hurt, but I didn’t care. All that mattered was my little boy, that he was healthy and whole.“Are you feeling up to visitors?” the nurse attending to me asked in a soft voice, careful as to not disturb my sleeping baby.I smiled at her and nodded. “I am.”“I’ll let them in, then,” she replied with a grin.Turning, she made her way out of the room, closing the door behind her. I turned my gaze back down to my little boy and couldn’t help the smile that curled my lips.He was so beautiful. Tiny and pink and perfect.I couldn’t wait for his daddy and sister to meet him.At that moment, the door to my room opened back up, and the nurse returned with Cyrus and Megan in tow. Cyrus had been with me during the labor, but had gone out to wait with Megan while the baby was cleaned up so he could bring h
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CyrusThe silence stretched between us for several long moments, and with each second that passed, I grew more and more nervous that she was going to say no.Her expression flickered between so many emotions so quickly, I couldn’t fully decipher what she was thinking.At length, she slowly said, “Are…are you asking me to marry you because you genuinely love me and want to…or are you just afraid of losing me after everything that happened with Ralph?”“Oh, baby, no,” I assured her with a firm shake of my head. “I love you with my entire being, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want us to raise Megan together and be a family. I swear to you, this has nothing to do with Ralph.”I held her gaze, praying she believed me. I was ready to do whatever I had to in order to convince her I was being entirely serious.To my complete relief, though, her lips curled into a smile, and she blurted, “Yes! Yes, Cyrus, I’ll marry you!”I surged to my feet, pulling her from her chair. Wr
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Sadie It was hard to break that bond between a child and parent, and no matter what Ralph did, I think there would always be a part of Megan that wanted that connection with him.“I hope so,” Cyrus told her. “He’s going to try. That’s what’s important.”Megan regarded him a long moment before saying, “I’m glad he’s going to try.”Cyrus smiled softly. “Me, too. I promise you, Megan, I’m going to take care of you and protect you no matter what. Okay?”The corners of her lips curled up at that. “Okay. I love you, Uncle Cyrus.”“I love you, too, Megan,” he replied. Then, he looked up at me. I couldn’t help but smile back at him. My heart swelled, and I fell even more in love with him at that moment. I wanted to explain my feelings to him in more depth, but we needed to talk away from Megan. I didn’t want to confuse her even more as Cyrus and I tried to figure out the stuff between us.“All right, is there anything else you want to talk about?” Cyrus asked, turning back to Megan.She blin
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SadieA week after Ralph’s arrest, things finally felt as though they were getting back to normal. Ralph was charged with breaking the restraining order. True to his word, Cyrus didn’t press any other charges. Ralph would spend a little time in jail before his trial, and then, it was up to the courts to decide his fate.I didn’t worry about him, though. I focused on Megan and helping her overcome the latest trauma she’d been through. I hated that she’d gone through so much at such a young age. It wasn’t fair. She deserved so much better. I wanted to make it my mission in life to make up for all that she’d suffered. I wanted all this mess with Ralph to fade into distant memories for her. I wanted her to be happy. More than anything else in the world, I wanted her to just be a normal, six-year-old girl.We were out on the terrace one day, coloring, when she looked up at me and asked, “Sadie? Is my daddy gone forever?”I frowned at her and replied, “What do you mean, sweetie?”She hesita
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Ralph stared at me. I could tell he wanted to argue.I waited for him to say something, anything, that I could use to shut down any chance he had left of getting close to Megan.To my surprise, though, he reluctantly nodded. “All right…all right. I’ll…I’ll do what you say. So long as you promise you won’t stand in Megan’s way if she wants to see me someday.”I regarded him a long moment before releasing a long sigh. “I promise. I won’t stand in her way. And I promise that I will take excellent care of her.”Ralph dropped his head, looking defeated.“I know you will,” he whispered.At that moment, I heard Sadie rushing back to us.“The cops are on their way,” she gasped when she reached me. She looked between me and Ralph and then gave me a relieved smile. “I’m glad to see everyone is still in one piece.”“Barely,” I grumbled.She wrapped her arm around mine and hugged it.“Thank you,” she whispered.I smiled down at her, but I then caught movement out of the corner of my eye. Turning
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CyrusI was at the very end of my control. My temper was about to snap. I kept reminding myself of Sadie’s words. Of my promise to her, but it was getting damn difficult to hold myself back. Ralph would just not give up. He kept pushing and pushing, bringing up Kate’s name and claiming Megan as his.It was infuriating. He kept saying he was a changed man, but he wasn’t taking responsibility for what he’d done. He wasn’t owning the fact that Kate wouldn’t have driven off the road that day if he hadn’t chased after her. I didn’t care that it was an accident. I didn’t care that he thought he loved her.In the end, it didn’t matter. It didn’t matter because Kate was still gone. And she was gone because of him.“You know what, Cyrus?” Ralph growled. “You think you’re so high and mighty. You think you’re so much better than I am, but the truth is, you failed Kate just as much as I did.”My whole body went cold. “What the hell are you saying?”Ralph had the gall to glare at me. “If you thou
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I couldn’t comprehend that. It made no sense.“How could you claim to love her and yet hurt her as much as you did?” I asked in a soft, cold voice. “How could you love her, but you put your hands on her? Hit her and scare her? Manipulate her, so she remained submissive and broken?”“I was messed up,” he answered in a pathetic tone. “I know I was. I know what I did to Kate was wrong. If I could go back and redo everything, I would. I’d love her the way she deserved to be loved. I wouldn’t lay a hand on her, and I’d do everything I could to make her happy. There is nothing I want more than the chance to undo all that I did, but I can’t. It’s too late for me to make things right with Kate, but it’s not too late for me to make things right with Megan!”I stared down at him, debating whether or not I believed him. To be honest, he did seem to be truly remorseful. I didn’t think anyone could truly fake this kind of emotion.Still, just b
