If it had been him in that situation, he wouldn’t have been able to let go.

Eli had long since taken root in his heart.

But somehow, all kinds of tension had grown between them.

He just couldn’t stand the fact that Eli had accepted someone else’s daughter as her goddaughter—and even got along so well with the kid’s father.

Damn it, he was jealous. Deeply jealous.

“Doesn’t matter if I can’t let go—I have to. ...