"You know you've earned a place in my heart, right?" Lucius said sincerely."Lucius… you've already made up your mind, haven't you?""Yeah, and I'm not changing it. In fact, I talked to my sister and asked her to help me find a house in Hesperia.""Serenity…""Yeah, Serenity. But I'm not going to li
Time—yes, that—didn't stop. As the days, weeks, and months passed, Theo and Fiona's baby was born, and so was Maximus and Diana's.Theo and Fiona had a beautiful little girl who was the spitting image of Fiona. She inherited those big, gorgeous eyes and thick lashes. For the new father, seeing his l
It was the first time everyone saw this side of him. He had always been the strong, serious son. Finding Amanda had softened him. Losing her had shattered him."No, don't think that way," Maximus said. "She came into your life and gave you the greatest gift life has to offer—your daughter. She'll al
After one last glance at the cemetery where he had laid his wife to rest, Lucius got into his car and cried a little more. He allowed himself to remember some of the moments he had shared with Amanda. When he looked over to the passenger seat, traces of her were still there.A hairbrush, rose-scente
Lucius knew he couldn't keep visiting every day. It wasn't healthy—not for him, and not for the baby. He had to be strong, not for himself, but for her. For that beautiful baby girl who had inherited her mother's eyes and smile.Little Amanda was now three months old and getting more demanding. Luci
It had been a month since Amanda was taken off life support. The lives of the Evans, Moriarty, and Palmer families had changed drastically.No one saw it coming. No one could've imagined that all the peace they'd been living with—the stream of good news, one after another—would end so suddenly.Sadl