opping her with her hand on the doorknob. He blocked her path, his body a solid wall

er mouth. The real reason, the two small, beating hearts of her world, was a secret so precious she fel

rationalize his actions. "It was a so

more," she said, her voice s

and misinterpret

e? Fine. You will go to my grandfather, look him in t

adored Theodore. It was the pe

her response, he tur

t, tablet in hand, and gave a slight nod to his boss. Julian g

g into his chair. His voice was cold, controlled.

speak. He simply turned the tablet on

in the soft afternoon sun. She was smiling, a real, unguarded smile Julian ha

a logical explanation. "Is she volunteer

r surveillance indicates she goes to that location every day. And..

did yo

e was only twenty-four. She had been barely more tha

y, his gaze fixed on the floor. "A boy and a girl. She has been k

athe. When he spoke again, h

se two children were b

dded. "Y

e tablet and hurling it across the room. It cracked against the bookshelf and

ad settled in his stomach. Lucas was not a man w

is?" he demanded, gripp

e unable to locate Mrs. Sterling's overseas medical reco

osing his next wo

Sterling, and samples from the childre

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