Mia realized that over the last three years, she had unknowingly been tending to her husband's mother—her mother-in-law. The realization left her incredulous.

Despite processing the information over and over again, it felt like an enduring, surreal dream.

Suddenly, Shawn's arms enveloped her shoulders from behind, causing her to freeze.

‘What’s going on?’

"Thank you," he whispered in his husky voice, his minty breath sending a shiver down her spine as the hairs on the back of her ...