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After lunch, Francesco and Mars took the children off to the arcade, while Adriana and Margaret settled into a window seat at a coffee shop to talk.Sunlight slanted in through the glass, warm enough to make her a little sleepy.Adriana turned her cup slowly on its saucer and finally couldn't help asking, "Why is Edward with your family now?"Margaret took a sip of coffee, then walked her through everything that had happened during the time Adriana had been missing, start to finish.Adriana listened with her heart in her throat. Francesco really had taken an enormous risk. If Dean had decided he had nothing left to lose and gone to the police, Francesco would have been looking at kidnapping charges for taking a child, and the consequences would have been serious indeed.Her throat tightened. "Where is Dean now?"Margaret set down her cup. "He and Chris kidnapped and held you against your will. The evidence was airtight. Chris managed to dodge the worst of it thanks to a psychiatr

Adriana gave Francesco's arm a light pinch, then turned over and closed her eyes."There. That counts as thanks. Now let me sleep."She hadn't pinched hard, just enough to carry a hint of annoyance, though it read more like teasing than anything else.Francesco laughed softly, pressed his chest against her back, and pulled her in snug against him.Ever since Adriana had gone missing, he'd barely slept a full night through. Now, with her right here beside him, warm and real, her familiar scent filling every breath, an overwhelming wave of exhaustion crashed down over him. Adriana was still awake when he drifted off first.She turned her head gently and looked at him by the thin sliver of light seeping in through the gap in the curtains. Even asleep, the exhaustion on his face was unmistakable.A rush of tenderness and heartache welled up all at once, lodging tight in her chest.And for the first time since her disappearance, she slept soundly through the night.When she woke, th

Adriana hadn't been at the Stanley house long when Bella arrived with Pomme and her parents in tow.The moment Milo and Maeve spotted Pomme, their eyes lit up. Within seconds the two of them were trailing after her like a pair of devoted shadows.Wherever Pomme went, they went. There was no shaking them.Pomme was only a year older than the twins, but she carried herself like a proper big sister. She gave way to them, looked after them, and sometimes even played referee with great solemnity, settling their squabbles for them. The twins treated her word as law; whoever she declared the winner, they accepted without question.Bella smiled as she handed Adriana a gift. "Just a little something. Keep it for the kids."Adriana took it and opened it, only to find two property deeds inside.She looked up, a little stunned. "This is far too much."Bella waved a hand, unbothered. "I'm their godmother, and your family doesn't want for anything. Two houses were the best I could do. When th

At the start of the new year, Adriana won an international research award, and her name started popping up in scientific journals and news coverage everywhere.On the flight to Djarmany for the ceremony, Adriana closed her eyes to rest while Francesco helped Margaret watch over the twins.Adriana had originally meant to go alone, never planning to bring the whole family along, but Francesco had insisted that a moment this special needed everyone there to witness it.They weren't technically a family yet, not in the official sense, but there was no arguing with how shameless he could be, or how good he was at wearing her down.It was Milo and Maeve's first time on a plane. The two of them pressed their faces to the window, eyes round with wonder, chattering nonstop over everything they saw.Milo pointed at a big, puffy cloud outside. "Maeve, that cloud looks like cotton candy."Maeve answered in her babyish voice, "I think it looks more like the bunny at Grandpa's house."Milo di