Maureen glanced at the sterile container holding the precious sample she’d struggled to obtain–it was time to leave.

As she tried to slip from Geoffrey’s embrace, his arms only tightened around her.

Left with no choice, she secretly stashed the container beneath the bed, planning to retrieve it after Geoffrey left for work tomorrow.

Looking up at Geoffrey’s sleeping face, Maureen was overwhelmed with guilt and silently mouthed:

“Last time I apologized, I meant it–but not for faking my death to leave

you.”

“It’s for this…”

Jacob and Ethan were forced upon me.

That didn’t make me feel indebted. But this time, hiding the truth from Geoffrey felt wrong.

Yet she had to do it. Only this way could she keep her children.

The next morning.

Dawn was breaking.

Geoffrey woke with a throbbing headache and immediately looked

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down. Maureen was still in his arms.

Relief washed over him.

He pulled her closer.

Just then, he noticed an old scar resembling a knife wound marring the smooth skin of her back.

Maureen stirred awake and was about to rise when Geoffrey asked:

“How did you get that scar on your back?”

Maureen froze.

eyes

took it for him

He’d actually forgotten?

thought Geoffrey and Sean truly deserved

Geoffrey genuinely couldn’t recall:

throat tightened. “When I

took the reins at

relatives of the Suttons or business rivals remained

him.

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family knew this story. Yet he’d

on her

Maureen shook her head.

They

moment before lowering his head to

to him; this was his

as his lips were just landing, Maureen

You should head to the

Maureen spoke evenly.

gotten what she wanted. No need for

chill made Geoffrey’s brow

last night, she’d burned like

refusing to let go. “Not going to the

moment, pressing kisses to Maureen’s cheek, nose

man resembled an

gotten what she wanted and was all

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turning her face away.

reaction. Though bewildered by

streamed through

chest. “I’m

relent, keeping her in

have food

hair, Geoffrey spoke with unprecedented tenderness: “Let me hold

despised her for years, claimed indifference mere days

murmured against her hair: “I know

up at Geoffrey

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