"But why?" Anissa's shocked cry echoed David's own confusion. He hadn't even been in love with Anissa when he'd decided to set her free. He couldn't begin to imagine how fast he'd have done it if he'd felt the way he did now.

"I would not allow it." Leon's voice was harsh but his smile for Miriam was tender as he slid around the corner of the sectional to sit beside her and laid his hand on her knee. "I convinced her to use her wishes to find our daughter instead. As you know, ...