Fletcher's gaze sharpened a touch more than usual.

It was surprising that Stuart was upset over how he addressed Morwenna.

After all, regardless of the affectionate names they would use for Adelaide, Stuart never seemed to care.

Testing the waters, Fletcher asked, "Stuart, have you fallen for Morwenna?"

Stuart scoffed, "Do you think that's possible? The day I give my life away to someone-that's the day I might fall in love. But that's never going to happen."

Fletcher knew it too.

For Stuart to believe in love, he would need to trust someone with his life.

Was that possible? Absolutely not!

Thinking of Morwenna's sincere and naive demeanor, and recalling how he once taught Stuart the tricks to win a woman's heart, Fletcher felt like slapping himself. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Even if Morwenna was the only thing calming his storms, there should have been a kinder approach.

shouldn't have been dragged into this

of their conversation, Stuart took off his shirt, revealing the scars and fresh wounds on his

even festering. All the healing from last week was for nothing, Stuart. You'll keep getting

disinfected Stuart's wounds again, doing

done, Fletcher called out, "Morwenna, you can come

came from the

over and opened the

turned to Stuart, "She

Stuart's expression darkened.

uneasy, he suggested, "Maybe you

somber. "I don't have her

her, she never asked again,

been married this long and don't have each other's numbers?

that moment, Fletcher thought Stuart might want to kill

wasn't about showing off; he genuinely needed

felt colder than

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