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Alistair had been pacing the lounge like a man under siege. In reality, Caroline had only been gone for maybe thirteen minutes, but it felt like half a lifetime.

He couldn't shake the image playing in his mind, Caroline and Gordon locked in a cold war of wills. As strong as she was, she wasn't Gordon's equal.

Alistair started pacing faster.

Wikipedia told him all about Gordon's career, his rags-to-riches story, his contributions to America's economy. But it said nothing about his temper.

What if he lost it? What if Caroline stood her ground-like she always did-and pushed too far? Would he yell at her? Would he... hit her?

Alistair's imagination spun out so wildly that, for a second, he could almost see it: Gordon locking her in a room out of spite. Eloise sobbing for her mom while he stood helpless, begging for their family to be reunited.

He shook his head hard.

What the hell am I thinking?

None of that was going to happen. No matter who Gordon

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thought he was, Alistair wouldn't let anyone tear their family apart.

He couldn't take it anymore. He flung the door open and nearly ran straight into Caroline.

She looked perfectly composed. "Where were you off to, babe?"

The moment he saw her, his heart settled. "What kind of meeting lasts that long?" Caroline raised a brow. "That long?"

She checked her watch. Just over thirteen minutes had passed since she left.

And yet, without glancing at the clock, she too had felt like it had been longer. Not a second of it felt right being apart from him.

Alistair gave her a quick once-over. She looked exactly like her usual self, but something felt... off.

He reached up and gently rubbed her head. "You tired? I'll go grab you some coffee."

and stopped him. And without another word, she leaned into

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kicked in. He

"I'm okay.

you."

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to pull warmth from him, to recharge in the only way that worked. Alistair didn't ask

that for a while, quiet and steady. Eventually, she pulled back, stood on her toes, and kissed him lightly on the

down at her desk like nothing had happened, but Alistair

was almost time to pick up Eloise, so

he'd bought her a while back, paired

matching Mary Janes. Her tiny backpack bounced as she skipped toward him, her twin

"Daddy!"

up nearly

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Her joy was always pure, always

spotted her classmates. "Daddy, I'm a big girl now.

"You'll always be Daddy's little girl. But yeah, someday, when I'm too old to carry you, I'll have to let you walk. So I'm getting in all the cuddles

turned urgent. "No! You and Mommy are never gonna get old! I don't want

smiled, "Sweetheart, it's just how life works. We all

her down beside the car, she looked up and said solemnly, "Then I'm going to

up

makes people live forever. That way, you and

a new idea, she added, "Oh! And I'll invent something that makes people young again too. I'll

smile, told her to

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inside, his thoughts drifted to Mabel,

Eloise wasn't to know about her condition. If she

Gordon's disapproval, and Caroline..... smiling like always but weighed down with a sadness

she was

want to worry him. He wished she wouldn't

that.

all my way.

fire if it

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