Chapter 119  When Evangeline woke the next morning, her face was streaked with dried tears.  She took a moment to compose herself before leaving her room and heading toward the…

Soren froze for a second.  Then, with a faint, dismissive laugh, he said, “Did Evangeline put you up to this?”  It sounded like a question, but his tone was certain. …

Lose Us 116 She’d only meant to get rid of Evangeline and Soren’s child. That was all.  But what she hadn’t expected was that, as soon as Soren got her…

pter 116  Chapter 116  They had loved each other a long time ago. Back when they were young and naive, Poppy met Soren–and she quickly learned just how sensitive he…

The fall had been no accident.  Chapter 115  She’d guessed Soren would come back tonight, which was why she’d chosen this particular silk nightgown with such care.  No matter how…

Thunder cracked outside the window.  Soren thought of Poppy. He hesitated for a moment, but instead of insisting any further, he turned and strode away.  After all, he was Old…

She asked the question as if it were just an afterthought. “Soren, when are you coming home?”  Her tone was casual, almost like a wife asking after her husband.  Evangeline…

“You couldn’t find any record of me giving birth because the child died before it was ever born,” Evangeline said quietly, her tone calm and matter–of–fact.  Soren froze where he…

Chapter 111  But now, as Soren brought up that name again, the pain of having that small life  ripped from her body surged back, raw and overwhelming.  Her breath caught…

Chapter 110  She’d half–expected her grandmother to be confused, maybe to have simply misspoken, but Old Mrs. Fawkes’s tone was unwavering. “I said two rooms, and I meant it. Go…