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Nothing changed over the next few weeks. Faith tried as much as possible to avoid being alone with Sterling. It hadn't been that difficult when they had stayed with his mother.

The more time she spent with him, the harder she had to fight to remain indifferent and cold.

Her heart managed to clench each time she caught him playing with Maya. It made her crave for things she shouldn't.

She would be a fool to give in to the illusion that they could ever be a ...