When the massive chandelier fell, my husband ignored our daughter’s screams to protect his ex’s child. I shielded her with my own back. After the dust cleared, my daughter wiped my tears and whispered, “Mommy, let’s leave daddy behind.” When my husband finally turned to look at us…

smiled, the word feeling lighter than air. “Let’s go home.”

Chapter 5: The War for the Crown

If the revelation of his bastard child was the initial nuclear blast, the following six months were the devastating, toxic fallout for Dylan Thorne.

Despite Sierra’s blood, Ryan suffered prolonged cerebral hypoxia on the operating table. He survived, but his cognitive continue reading …