Chapter 12

“You’re getting married?”

Tarquin froze. “Who told you that?” he asked.

Elijah didn’t speak, just stared him down.

It hit Tarquin then, “Nola let it slip?”

Elijah’s brow furrowed ever so slightly as he stayed silent.

Understanding dawned on Tarquin, and his face darkened as he explained, “Don’t listen to her tall tales! Daddy’s not looking to bring you a stepmom. You know I’ve never stopped looking for your birth mother.”

“Not marrying her?”

“Not in a million years!”

“Sure?”

“Positive!”

bit, “I

I,” Tarquin said.

Elijah

news about my mom?”

assured, the second there’s a word, Daddy will tell

And he was old–school about love – a one–woman man for life. Since they had been together, then it had to be her and no one else in his heart. He longed to find her, to marry her, to spend a

the blue, Tarquin’s feelings became a tangle of love and resentment. She was the only one he’d ever been with; Elijah was surely hers and their fruit of love.

Not only

he saw Elijah calm down. He knelt beside

but… some things can’t be forced. Our wanting her doesn’t guarantee she’ll be here.” He said. softly.

highest–valued men in the world

you, or me? Did you not do enough, or

when you were just born so how could

you who’s not good enough. Did you upset her?

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