Married at First Sight novel (Serenity and Zachary York)

"Dad, why?" Marco asked.

Holden lowered his voice. "Your mother wants to invite people from Wiltspoon to dinner. Do you think that's a good idea? Even if she's trying to do something good, they won't accept it. They're set on getting revenge for the previous matriarch."

Noel added, "They can only suspect that Mom was involved in the previous matriarch's death, but they have no proof."

"They're people of status," Holden replied. "They wouldn't do anything without evidence. If they did, they'd risk jail. They have more to lose." Sage nodded in agreement.

can't escape this. He's her assistant, loyal only to her. No one else can command him. Dad, do you really not know if Mom has a gun?" Holden sighed. "I really don't know. Your mother never discusses things with me. The only thing she talked to me about was the marriages of our three sons.

wanted to build a good life with Clarissa when they were young. But Clarissa was always so strict with him, always suspicious. No

a means to have children. If medical technology back then had allowed women to have

on it. He sought emotional support elsewhere, though he never thought of divorcing Clarissa. He had invested too much in the marriage to walk away. He planned to stay until Kathryn became the

deep father-daughter bond with Shiloh,

he had loved for over 20 years, Shiloh, wasn't his biological child. Kathryn, his real daughter, had grown up in the countryside and was already in her twenties when she returned. It was too late to form a close bond. Holden had given all his fatherly love to Shiloh and couldn't easily

remained distant from Holden, despite being her biological