Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 411

"Mom, why can't I show Dad you're changing?" Danny's innocent face blinked up at her, completely unaware of the situation.

"Turn it off, now!" Whitney's face was beet red as she hissed, trying to snatch the phone away. "Boys and girls have differences, you know that, right?" She was at her wit's end with this little rascal.

"What's the big deal? What can't Dad see?" Danny was still clueless, lacking any sort of awareness about gender differences.

Whitney felt a vein throb in frustration!

As they bickered, Ludwik on the video call hadn't moved, his gaze dark and intense. He casually sipped his coffee, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly. "What are you still looking at, Ludwik!" Whitney's face burned brighter as she scrambled to cover up, tugging at her clothes.

Ludwik seemed to snap out of it, his eyes shifting awkwardly as he looked away, his voice sheepish, "Sorry."

"I didn't see anything," he added, which only implied he had seen everything.

Whitney glared at his handsome profile, memories of their last night together flitting through her mind.

She bit her lip, almost asking, "Ludwik, about last night..."

about last night?" Ludwik's grip on his cup tightened, his cheeks

hesitated, then sighed,

him for taking advantage

Whitney ended the

having been scolded, trudged out to see Ludwik taking his medicine, his concern evident.

chuckle, "Just a hangover,

hard time? You're always so busy," Danny continued, sounding like

I find out you're

tight, "I can date and still spoil my son, thank

response was a cold laugh before he hung

down, fuming. She was too worried about Sammy,

dinner of spaghetti and meatballs, she bathed him,

work, Danny's cries from a nightmare about Sammy woke her. Racing to his side, she comforted him, the mention of Emperor City striking a chord. After

approached her uncle Keegan and his partner Torin, revealing her plan to confront the Sheldons about her mother's

we'll support you," Keegan assured her, understanding the gravity of her decision

at Torin's concerns, which she didn't entirely

the storm head-on and returning to the Sheldon family fold. At least Hudson might