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Chapter 23 — The Man Holding His Brother

Author: Vivian Ashford
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-09-16 02:48:24

The photograph should not have existed.

Ethan knew every important face in the Blackwood family.

He had grown up surrounded by portraits, business records, family histories, memorials, private archives, and carefully preserved photographs that documented generations of Blackwoods.

He knew his father.

He knew Alexander's face from old family records.

He knew Helena Lancaster.

He knew Ava's father.

But the man holding the second newborn was a stranger.

And yet Ethan couldn't stop staring at him.

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