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

drained from my face.

“I’m only thinking of her,” he added softly. “Someone has to look out for her when she won’t look out for herself.”

Chloe’s eyes lifted and met mine over his shoulder. Wide, almost wet, filled with something between horror and apology.

He had been testing doors, gently, the way he tested every door, and now he believed he’d found continue reading …