I told my fiancé that my niece was actually my daughter to see how he would react — what he did next destroyed our engagement.

you need to know. I have a daughter.”

Something passed across his face — only a flicker. The smile froze, his eyes went still, and then everything settled back into place like a curtain dropping.

“A daughter? Maggie, why would you hide that?”

“She’s twenty-five. We had a falling out years ago. We’re talking again now.”

His shoulders dropped half an inch continue reading …