The Queen They Buried

In Isla’s eyes, Bowen was the most perfect looking man she’d ever seen, to naturally, she believed they belonged togethe

Now that Alvin had come along, someone who not only matched her aesthetic standards but could also game with the back of her mind.

she’d naturally tossed flown to

So this is what being “lace con feels the? Aubree’s mind drifted for a moment, and when she snapped back to reality, she realized just how she

Sepping back to reality, Aubree hastily snatched her hand back. “You don’t have to explain,” she blurted out. Tm not even anyone to you, so you don’t. need to explain this to me.” With that, Aubene hastily stood up. She had a sinking feeling that if this confined, things might go out of control.

“Twe got to go now,” Aubree said, then hastily made her escape.

Bowen watched her retreating figure, his eyes dark and brooding, yet beneath that somber gave burned an unshakabla determination

Is she running away? Or just not ready to face her feelings? he wondered. “Well, I guess that’s a good sign. At lestre is starting to care. Otherwise, wouldn’t have gotten so flustered?

The following day, Aubree cleared her schedule for the day. After picking up some gifts, she went to the orphanage with Bowen

playing with the children in the yard. When she saw Aubree arrive,

you here today?” Ethel

replied. “And there’s something I’d like

the gifts Aubree brought, then took her hand and led her to sit

explain why he’d taken that particular

up there in age. After sitting down with Aubree, her gaze lingered on Bowen, a hint of curiosity in her eyes, in a warm, gentle tone, she asked,

a friend of mine. His

if a

but his face betrayed nothing. He remained as calm and

to Ethel “Grandma Ethel,” she asked carefully, “do you still remember when I was ten and you invited a photographer to take pictures of us? There was a strange woman who came that day. Do you

was a charity project and wanted to take your photos for media coverage to

there’s no mistake, Aubree

another photo, a recent media shot of Alice, and handed it

“Oh,

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