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

me.”

“What did?”

She glanced through the window, where Mateo was laughing with Zoe.

“Him. Work. Time. Truth. And realizing I didn’t need the people who threw me away to regret it for me to become whole.”

Alexander nodded slowly. “Do you regret not telling me sooner?”

Isabella answered honestly.

“No. I regret that your family made it unsafe for me to be found.continue reading …