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Inside the supermarket, a small indoor playground buzzed with the chatter of children.
A little girl nestled in Alistair's arms, her tiny frame soft and warm, carrying the faint, sweet scent. She was engrossed in stacking colorful blocks, her focus unwavering.
Alistair sat patiently by her side, waiting for her mother to arrive.
For once, he wasn't being dragged around by that little tyrant, nor was he stuck wearing an apron while juggling dinner prep. For the first time in years, he had all the time in the world.
"Look! Check out my castle!" the girl chirped, her mood shifting as quickly as only a child's can. Moments ago, she'd been sobbing, and now, her face lit up with a radiant smile.
Maybe it was knowing her mom was on the way, or maybe it was the comfort of this kind stranger's presence, but her fear had melted away. She beamed, her joy infectious.
Alistair didn't hold back his praise. "Wow, that's incredible! Look at my castle, it's nowhere near as good as yours."
Pointing proudly at her creation, the girl declared, "This is my castle. I'm the princess, my mommy's the queen, and we rule it together!"
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She tilted her head, her eyes sparkling with innocence. "Wanna live with us? I can invite you to stay in our castle!"
Before Alistair could respond, a middle-aged woman stormed over, muttering under her breath, "You little troublemaker, running off like that! I've been looking everywhere!" She reached for the girl, her grip rough and impatient.
Alistair's reflexes kicked in. He gently shielded the girl, pulling her out of reach.
He knew that kind of tug would hurt her.
The woman glared at him, barking, "Who are you?" Then she turned to the girl, impatiently waving her over. "Come on! I've still got dinner to make. Stop messing around here!"
The girl clung tighter to Alistair, clearly frightened.
The woman's voice sharpened. "Who the hell are you? Hand her over right now, or I'll call the cops and tell them you kidnapped her!"
Alistair stood his ground, his tone calm but firm. "You've got some nerve. You're the one who lost her, and now you're blaming others?"
If this had happened with Daniel, Rebecca wouldn't have let him off the hook, and he wouldn't have forgiven himself either.
"Mommy!"
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The girl suddenly wriggled free and bolted toward a young woman, throwing herself into her arms with a gleeful squeal.
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was breathtaking. The kind of beautiful that made time stop
looked better than any
seen.
the blame. "Ms. Ashbourne,
interrupted, her voice fierce.
walking, and then you disappeared into that big
was a mask of ice.
the wrong, but still tried
into a cold, mocking smile. "Pay? You're lucky Eloise ran into someone kind. If anything
Defeated, the woman slunk
away.
matter didn't
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young woman lowered her gaze, tapped out
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nanny from every
blacklist the
to go, though he wasn't
the "go" meant anymore.
nowhere to
wasn't entirely true. He could always check into a
was waiting for that opportunity
I'm Caroline Ashbourne, this little mischief-maker's
The
front of him, her eyes locking onto his with an intensity that caught him
met, and Alistair
certain he'd never met her, yet the way she looked at him felt oddly familiar, like a memory just out of
skin smooth, and her nails
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thought much of it before, but now, he found this natural simplicity far more
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he shook her hand briefly. Her fingers were cool to the
the kind of man to be swayed by
beautiful, too, but he'd spent years
inner character trumped appearances
to ignore. Even the pickiest critic
wasn't wearing makeup, yet she was stunning in a way
he'd pegged her for a celebrity, but he quickly realized her allure surpassed that. She carried an aura of authority, a quiet power that commanded respect, like a queen. Her decisive handling of the nanny only reinforced that
discreetly. Beside her, Eloise Ashbourne nibbled happily on a small cake,
child reach their parents or
arrived was, for most people,
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