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!”

eased a bit, “I don’t like

do I,” Tarquin said.

Elijah

“Any news

the second there’s a word,

She had been his saving grace who indirectly saved his life, and for that, he was grateful. 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,

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

died on their doorstep! Not only did she abandon him, but also their kid! How cruel

Elijah calm down. He knelt beside him to caress his cheek.

just as eager to find her. I wish she could appear before us right now, but… some things can’t be forced. Our wanting her doesn’t guarantee she’ll

bitter pill to swallow that the highest–valued men in the world were both lonely and pitiful

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

just born so how could you be not good enough? You’re a

Did you upset her? Is that

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