The next morning...Damian woke before sunrise.For several minutes, he remained still, staring at the ceiling.Evelyn was asleep beside him.Her breathing was calm.Peaceful.He turned his head and looked at her.For years, he had dreamed of mornings like this.A quiet house.A safe family.A wife sleeping peacefully beside him.Children growing up without fear.He had finally gotten everything he wanted.Yet now...An old key sat inside his study.A photograph of his father was hidden in his desk.And a secret connected to Richard Sterling's final years had begun pulling Damian backward into the past.Richard had been gone for fifteen years.Fifteen years since his father's death.Fifteen years since Damian had believed that chapter of his life was finished.But now...It was beginning to look as though his father had left behind questions Damian had never known to ask.Damian quietly got out of bed.He didn't want to wake Evelyn.He showered, dressed, and walked downstairs.The man
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