Chapter 1

Chapter 1

My evening gown was stained with spilled wine an unsightly mark that made it inappropriate for hosting. I decided to change before returning to our guests.

As I passed one of the guest rooms, a familiar voice caught my attention.

“Cal, level with me- did you really miss that emergency call the night Mila was born?”

At the mention of my daughter, I froze. Through the gap in the door, I could see Callum reclined on the sofa, slightly buzzed from the party. Mila sat beside him, while several of his friends were scattered

around the room.

After a pause, he simply said, “I didn’t hear it.”

I remembered that night. Callum’s work had always been demanding, and there were times when he’d miss calls during important meetings. I couldn’t understand why his friend was pressing this point.

I was about to leave when I noticed Callum suddenly sit up straight, his eyes sharpening with clarity.

you?” he asked

fell silent, and something in their

hospital that night. She called me crying, begging me

was… someone I once

silent when I

his childhood sweetheart.

infatuation, swearing he’d never betray my trust. I believed everyone had a past – as long as they remained faithful in

me, had chosen to

Callum glanced at Mila with pained affection.

my little girl was okay. I couldn’t have lived

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what about Aria?” one friend asked.

hesitated before hugging Mila closer. “Of course I love her.”

wasn’t as pure

she’d take you back, even with a child, if

about Aria’s complications… did you ever

fell deathly

me forever – had ever wished, even briefly, for my death to clear the path for his first love.

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