The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 331

It had been nearly a year since she left Melfort, and aside from occasional news of Magnus in the local papers or TV, Natalia had no idea how he and their son, Jonas, were faring

On nights like these, she wondered if he missed her as much as the missed him

The evening had been a little awkward for Natalia with Hector proposing out of the blue. Thankfully, Hector was quick to lighten the mood with a joke, saving her from the embarrassment. She knew she needed to be more careful with her actions to avoid leading him on. After all. Hector was an important part of her life and she didn’t want to hurt him

With these thoughts in her mind, the eventually drifted off to sleep

Meanwhile, back in Melfort, Magnus was neck deep in work. He kept himself busy to distract him from the pain of Natalia’s sheanna

A year had passed, and there was still no sign of Natalia. He and Jonas spent the seasons longing for her He rarely went home preferring the solitude of his office. Every corner of their house was filled with her memories, and the sight of them was too painful to bear

“Magnus, take a break. With all these files, aren’t you tired?” James had come to Boston to visit Magnus and report on his search for Natalia de

always, there was no news

James was concerned seeing Magnus buried in paperwork all the time. He really wanted Magnus to relax a bit

Magnus didn’t even look up from his files. “Doesn’t matter I’m used to it. Any news?”

James shook his head “Nothing We’ve searched all over France and England. There’s no sign of Natalia anywhere”

search area” Magnus voice was steady as if he’d grown numb

A year had passed, and there was

standing there?” Magnus glanced up from his files to see James still standing in the same spot. He urged him

search for Natalia

up the courage to voice his fears, “Magnus, we’ve been looking for a year now. We’ve covered

Magnus sharp gaze met James‘ eyes “What are you trying to

“Magnus, do you think something bad might’ve

fall from a

the window at the snowy sunset. He knew Natalia was somewhere out there, watching over him and Jonas. He put i over his chest, waiting for the familiar pain to pass

of Magnus‘ face “Magnus, are you okay? Should

as the pain in his chest eased, shaking his head. No need I know Natalia’s okay. We just haven’t

of yourself too You’re overworking yourself your body won’t hold up under the strain You haven’t fully recovered from the poisoning ”

used to it. This isn’t going to break

a design

“Come here, look at this

sketch. There was nothing unusual about it “Magnus it’s just a fashion design what’s about

magnolia flower on the collar of the dress Here James, do you

see it. What about it?”

must be

from this company Theed to see if of the

designs

votades one i etost altes works,

ho hand directing James