f the heart monitor a cruel reminder of the life I' d just lost
esperately needed to hear
t: Matthew' s ne
ption, "Welcome to the world, little angel. Dad w
t, dismissive, and with Maria-his former in
that's gone compete for attention with the one that's here." H
ocial circle pressured me to accept his twist
"family." His mistress, Maria, gloated, admitting their baby was c
re, and Matthew slapped me acros
grief, the pain, the
Ethan Scott, my childhood friend and Matthew' s biggest rival. "Marry me," I said, "I'll give you