Her husband cast her out for being “barren”—six years later, he came face to face with the son his own family had secretly hidden from him

“Yes. I am.”

“Do you know about dragons?”

Alexander blinked.

Then, to his credit, he did not pretend.

“Not enough,” he said. “But I’d like to learn.”

Mateo placed the dragon on the table between them. “This is Stormbite. He only likes brave people.”

Alexander looked at the toy, then at his son.

“I’ll try to be brave enough,” he said.

Isabella looked away continue reading …