Chapter 44

Emily POV

I always used to believe life was a series of coincidences, but a series of them could never have led me to Liam and Jacob. I started questioning this the morning after my dream about Liam, after the quote my eye just happened to fall on in his most treasured book.

A little girl whom I’ve never met before embraces me like someone she knows and cherishes, and my reaction is to do the same. Another coincidence?

While Liam’s new friend Clarisse is holding onto me for dear life, a tall man wearing a baseball cap with a square set jaw walks over to us. He looks embarrassed.

“Clarisse, why are you bothering this woman?” he asks and takes her hand. She must be his daughter.

“No, that’s fine. Liam was just introducing us to his new friend,” I say by way of introduction. “Pleased to meet you, Clarisse.”

Clarisse, who was a brazen kid a second ago, goes quiet and shy.

“Sorry, I thought you were my aunt,” she explains. “You look just like her.”

When I finally get a proper look a