He went to South Carolina to forget his ex—until he saw her on the beach with twin children who had his eyes, and one question changed everything he believed about his life.

carried alone.”

“No,” she whispered. “You can’t.”

“But I can carry what comes next.”

Lydia studied him for a long moment.

He wanted to say he still loved her.

He wanted to say it every time she smiled at the children, every time she tucked Nora’s hair behind her ear, every time she stood strong in a life he should have helped build.

But he stayed silent.continue reading …