That night, the hospital's VIP maternity suite.

Jeremy Hale came back late — close to ten — and neither mother nor baby had slept yet. Genevieve Hadley had been taken away by her brother Adrian earlier in the day because Molly missed Ginny.

The room was warm and soft, still carrying that pleasant, milky smell. The light glowed amber. Scarlett Summers leaned against the headboard feeding Flora, and in the quiet, the only sound was the baby's greedy swallowing — one ...