Julian didnt linger; within moments, he was out the door.

Claire watched his retreating figure, her fists clenched so tightly she nearly bit through her lip.

Hed said hed stay for the child

Was it for that woman instead?

No. Impossible.

He cared for her, for their child. A decade of love between them couldnt simply vanish. Shed been gone only six yearshow could that erase everything?

She knew Julian too ...