Chapter 78: Eloise

That was it. His bedroom was on the opposite end of the house from hers. He’d never stepped foot in her room.

Her first night here she’d stupidly gone shopping, slipped into that ridiculous black lace lingerie, heart pounding as she waited. He’d never come. He’d slept in Maisie’s room instead, reading stories until the little girl drifted off.

She turned and left before the sting could show on her face.

Later, when the house had gone quiet and Maisie was finally asleep, she found herself w