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Jason didn't go back to the office after the park. He told his assistant he needed the afternoon, which he never did, and drove home instead, sitting in the car outside the building for nearly twenty minutes before he could make himself go inside.Sloane was in the kitchen when he walked in, going through fabric samples for some upcoming event, and she looked up, something guarded already in her expression. She hadn't said much to him since the gala three nights earlier, the two of them circling the subject of Serenity without ever quite naming it directly, both of them apparently hoping if they didn't discuss it, it might simply settle back down on its own."You're home early," she said."Needed a break," he said, which was true in the way most things he said to her lately were technically true without being the whole truth.He poured himself a drink he didn't want and stood at the window, looking out over the city, the image of Rowan's face still sitting behind his eyes, impossible

The estate looked the same as it always did, perfectly maintained, quietly enormous, and Sloane walked through the front doors that afternoon with none of the composure she usually managed to carry into this house.Cordelia was waiting in the small sitting room, tea already poured, the same room where she conducted every conversation she considered too delicate for the larger, more formal spaces of the house."Sit," Cordelia said, the way she always said it, not unkind, simply efficient.Sloane sat, her hands folded tightly in her lap."Jason believes it," Sloane said, without preamble. "I know you saw the boy too, that night at the gala. But Jason told me this morning, plainly, that he believes that child is his. He's not just wondering anymore. He's decided."Something in Cordelia's expression remained carefully still, though Sloane caught the smallest flicker behind her eyes, the particular look of a woman recalculating something in real time."And what does he intend to do with th

I was pouring Rowan more juice when Daxton's phone rang at the breakfast table. He picked it up still chewing, said "Garrett, hey," and then stopped chewing altogether."Say that again," he said.He listened for a long time. Rowan kept talking about his pancakes the whole time, not noticing anything was wrong. I noticed. Daxton's face had gone still in a way I knew well by now.He hung up and set the phone down careful, like it might go off again if he moved too fast."That was Garrett," he said. "About the deal I closed last week.""Okay.""One of the partner firms just merged with someone bigger.""How much bigger.""Crane Global."I put the juice carton down. My hand wasn't quite steady doing it."They're not taking the deal from me," Daxton said quickly, watching my face. "They're just part of it now. Which means at some point I'm probably going to be in a room with people from that company again.""Jason.""Maybe."Rowan held up his fork. "Can I have more syrup.""Sure, bud." Dax

The cab stopped outside the hotel a little after nine, and Dana stepped out with her bag half open.....a crayon slipped out and landed on the sidewalk before she noticed."Found it," she said, bending to pick it up before Rowan could step on it. "There's a science center a few blocks from here. Dinosaurs and all kinds of fun things. He's going to love it.""Just try not to let him scream the whole place down," I said.Dana laughed, and for a moment, I felt a little better.I needed that lightness. Last night had left something sitting heavy in my chest. Daxton, in the dark, telling me he sometimes pictured losing Rowan slowly instead of all at once. Birthdays he wouldn't be invited to. A school play where someone else sat in his seat. I hadn't been able to shake the image since he said it.Daxton had another meeting that morning with Garrett's team about the final merger paperwork, so Dana would be taking Rowan out alone. I walked them to the elevator while Daxton finished getting dre

Jason didn't call ahead. He drove to the estate himself, without a driver, something he rarely did anymore, he sat in his car outside the gate for a full minute before finally going inside.Cordelia was in the smaller sitting room, the one she used for private conversations. A stack of letters lay in front of her, but she wasn't reading them."You look like you haven't slept," she said, glancing at him."They refused the test," Jason said, remaining standing. "Daxton Smith said they're not ready to pursue it right now. He said any decision would have to be made carefully, with Rowan's best interests in mind, and that they wouldn't be pressured into it by lawyers."Cordelia carefully put down her pen."That's unfortunate," she said."Is it?" Jason asked. His voice came out sharper than he intended. "You don't sound surprised. You sound like you already knew they'd refuse.""I don't know how they would respond to a legal request I wasn't consulted about.""That's not what I asked." He w