Jonah’s POV

“Mr. Brennan, I promise you our park meets every requirement in your proposal. Investing in us is a solid decision,” Mark Clarke asserts confidently, but his words mostly fade into the background as my attention shifts.

Out of the corner of my eye, I spot a familiar child—the girl from the bakery. She’s seated alone in a brightly colored train car, and an inexplicable tug pulls at my chest as I watch her small hands clutch the steering wheel. I ...