A few weeks later, Crestwick felt different. Milo’s mom had moved into town.When the season ended, Milo finally told her about Ethan—and eventually about Caleb too. At first she’d been concerned, her brows furrowing as she repeated the details back at him: a guy a decade older, with a child, and the reputation of a bruiser on the ice.But then Milo explained that Ethan Doyle was the teammate she’d met briefly in Vancouver. From that moment, her tune was entirely different.So she decided to move to Crestwick. She said it was to be closer to Milo, but Milo suspected she’d also resigned herself to the idea that Gareth wasn’t going to speak to her again. If she didn’t have to avoid the town he hated, then why not settle where her son, her son’s boyfriend and his kid lived?The adjustment was strange, but Milo found himself secretly glad.Having her nearby was comforting in a way he hadn’t expected. Sometimes he caught her watching Caleb with a soft, wistful look, as if this new life in
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