If only Joshua had been by her side back then-how different things might have been.

Maybe she wouldn't have had to endure those nightmare years.

A dangerous thought slipped into her mind.

If Stella were gone... would Joshua finally belong to her, and her alone?

...

Stella was just about to head upstairs when a small figure darted into her arms.

"Mom!"

She caught Keen, hugging him tightly. "Keen, what are you doing down here?"

Keen clung to Stella, his voice muffled. "I missed you, Mom."

come see you as

knows when we'll get to

are so many people at the party. It's not safe for you to run off on

asked Mr. Richards to bring

Stella notice Foreman standing a few


and he insisted he wanted to see you.

in Solmaris, and it wasn't strange for him to want to check

all," she said. "Actually, I was just about to go up and see

"Haynes is being cornered by Ms. Burton. No idea where he's hiding

her, but Queenie wasn't so easily shaken off-she'd followed right behind. She'd bluntly stated her interest in Haynes, even grilling Stelfa about his likes and dislikes. Not wanting Queenie to embarrass herself in

to

had just reached the buffet

I talk to you for a moment?

seeing Jonathan, greeted him politely. "Uncle

just a little. “Keen, why don't you have a snack here while I

Back in Novas Skyler often brought Keen over to the house, so Jonathan had gotten to know him

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