Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

If you didn't watch this girl for a single day, she'd forget to eat at all.

"Come on, try it. Tell me if it's good," Jackson urged, gently setting Fiona in a chair and placing a steaming bowl of soup beside her.

Fiona took a few sips-the taste was just as good as she remembered. Meanwhile, Jackson was still peeling shrimp for her, piling the little bowl in front of her with care.

"Jackson, did you get everything sorted out in the Capital?" Fiona asked.

"It's settled," Jackson replied, not slowing his hands. "But they found some old bones in the Woods family's branch basement. No one knows who they belonged to. They're being tested, but the remains are ancient-it could take ages to get results."

"How long do you think?"

"Hard to say. When I touched them, they basically turned to dust. Even moving them was a challenge."

Fiona ate a piece of shrimp, watching worry shadow Jackson's face.

He's afraid those bones might be their parents'.

"Now that you're in charge of the Woods family, did Grandpa Woods ever tell you what really happened back then?" she asked softly.

"I was just about to talk to you about that. Tomorrow morning I'm going back to the old house. After all this time, maybe I'll finally get some answers."

"I want to go with you."

"Alright."

her eyes drifting shut until she fell asleep against Jackson's

made her feel

straight through to

bleary-eyed and alone in bed, she blinked in

she wondered if last night had even happened or if she'd just dreamed it

glancing around. Everything looked exactly the same, which

she'd been in Jackson's arms in the living room, talking, then falling asleep. How did she end up in her

door open and peered out. No, it couldn't have been

Dining room, empty. Was it really all in her

felt

caught

moving in

the doorway, watching the familiar

It was Jackson.

it wasn't a dream

relief and

He really was back.

there barefoot, he quickly set the plates down and walked over

wearing shoes?" he