Nan’s POVLionel’s wife is alive. That was the only thing I could think. It felt unreal. Like a dark joke.But the DNA did not lie. Every possible test on her identity came back positive. It is her.The entire thing has been kept under wraps. No one outside of Lionel’s inner circle was aware. Nobod
Everything feels too scary to face.Katya approaches us. “Lionel…” She stares at him.Lionel swallows. “Katya…I had no idea.” He says roughly.She waves away his regret. “It’s okay. I forgive you…you couldn’t have known.”Then she turns her attention to me. I meet her gaze head on. Not knowing what
Nan’s POVThings between me and Lionel are different now.There is a strain in our relationship that there wasn’t before. Our intimacy has dwindled down to spare kisses or quick greetings during busy days.I miss him. I miss our easy-going days. Our spontaneous dinner dates and playful bickering.Al
Patti’s curiosity was not satisfied. But Vera interrupted this time. Annoyed that Patti got to ask her questions first.“Did you miss us?” Vera voices softly. Did you miss me being the unspoken question.Katya eyed Vera gently. She reached out a carefully manicured hand to cup her chin. “Every day.”
Lionel’s POVI am as useless as a butterfly caught in storm winds.Katya’s miraculous reveal completely threw my life off the rails. Seeing her alive was shocking. I was left blindsided.Things moved too fast for me to keep hold of after that. My schedule became a flurry of lawyers, DNA testing, str
“You want me to let this go so they might become better people?” I snarl. “Ridiculous.”“Not so. I agree they should be punished. But it should be handled in a well-thought-out manner.”My outrage at her suggestion only heightens at her next words.“Pack is everything. You should forgive each other.
Lionel’s POVThings are difficult.In the eyes of the law, Katya is my mate. My wife. We are supposed to be bound together for life.Her ‘death’ had changed things.I blamed myself for a long time. A lot of if’s pained me in those first few months. I was a widower and single father in one night.Eve
I am secretly relieved that at least one of my daughters might not be so easily manipulated by Katya insincere façade of motherly kindness.“Nan is busy at the moment. But I’m here.” There is a tight undertone to her words now.“I’ll wait.” Patti replies.Katya’s eyes darken slightly. “She might not