The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 107

It was clear what Jessica was asking. Cody had to have that locket.

But Steven was not playing along. "I've given you plenty of money lately. If you want to give Cody one, take him shopping yourself."

As he spoke, he gently nudged Zachary. "Do you want to open it and see if you like it?"

"Yeah!" Zachary had caught on.

While Steven often sided with Jessica and Cody, he still protected Zachary when it really mattered.

Zachary set the bag aside and opened the jewelry box. Staring at the gleaming gold locket, he declared, "I love it, Daddy!"

a safe place for it,

hidden drawer containing a few bankbooks. They detailed all the money Annalise had saved for him. There were also some property deeds, mostly for retail spaces, which Annalise had bought for him. Zachary started to put the

to see Steven playing with Cody while Jessica

real

...

from her

bed. I sat beside her with a storybook,

mind, I set down the book. I looked

Willow sat up and hugged me. She then buried her face in my

sudden mention of this caught me off

came up to me and said sorry when no one was looking. He also promised never to

turned sad. "He's been