~Declan~

In the haze of the misery I felt when I lost Serena five years ago, I tried to forget about her by kissing another woman’s lips, hoping it would ease away this longing I felt for my wife. But all I felt when I kissed another woman was bile rising from my guts, turning my world inside out.

I savored the feel of Serena’s lips. Her touch brought me back to our wedding night, where I first allowed myself to fully let go and be happy.

She didn’t know this, but all my life, I had been ...