The Mark They Feared, The Legacy That Ruined Them

glanced at it.

Then froze.

Her hands trembled as she read.

“Parental relinquishment.”

Her breath caught.

Slowly—very slowly—her eyes lifted to his face.

And finally—

She saw it.

Not just the mark.

But the resemblance.

The truth.

“No…” she whispered.

Graham stepped forward, his face draining of color.

Lucas didn’t raise his voice.

Didn’t move.

But the weight of the continue reading …