oy, enunciating every word, "

ce darkened

child he had with Lilah would show up

e was no poin

losed hi

. And besides... Franny is gone. Don't you remember what the doctor said? Your uterus was damaged. You'll neve

tabbing straight into Elora's

. Her face turn

came cras

lade lunged toward Rodger's back. Elora hadn't hesitated f

erced her lo

emembered were Rodger's bloodshot e

told the injury had left h

y, repeating over and over, "It's okay, Elora. As long

in his eyes back th

all been

n, yanking her ou

Elora, let the past go. From now on, treat him as your own. Raise him like you

a fr

ace. She reached up, and her h

art felt e

s my own?" E

ng the loss of her ability to conceive... the husband she had loved with her wh

n of the woman who got my daughter k

ed her and pressed hi

ut he held her tight, patting h

Take it out on me. It's my

ght before finally breaking free

sh up some work and come find you. You two... talk things through. You'll be seei

rner of her mouth in a

. She didn't want

dy dead, what was the po

lah stood unusually quiet at her sid

Rodger appeared a

d and slammed hard into

everywhere, scrapi

alone and never entangle with him! Please spare my lif

it Elora li

ger and Li

A full year ol

y cheated on her before she w

out to demand answers when a tearing

r, his face expressionless as he raised his

lying Lilah and learn to get along with her pea