Chapter 8  “Mr. Declan, this is the attorney representing Ms. Serena.”  “She has instructed me to file for divorce on her behalf.”  “If you have time, we can meet and…

Declan collapsed onto the couch the second he got home.  For the first time, the house felt unbearably empty.  No toys scattered across the floor.  No soft nagging from his…

1.  Chapter 6  The kind man Jasper was talking about?  He turned out to be someone from my past–my college classmate.  His name’s Liam.  Back in school, he was the…

Chapter 5  Declan stared at our son, completely stunned, like he couldn’t believe what he’d just heard.  He must’ve thought Jasper was making it up.  But Jasper was only eight. …

27.5%  Chapter 4  Chapter 4  “No, Jasper. No, it’s not like that.”  I shook my head, trying hard to keep my son from falling apart, desperately denying the truth.  I…

Chapter 3  Declan came home the next day around noon.  He walked in holding a cake, looking unusually apologetic.  “Sorry, things were crazy yesterday.”  “I couldn’t make it to pick…

Chapter 2  The moment I said yes, Jasper lit up and made his first request.  He wanted his dad to pick him up from school.  He’d told me before.  From…

Chapter 1  Chapter 1  My husband never loved me.  And he sure as hell didn’t love our child.  The day our son was born, he didn’t even look at him. …

Chapter 1  My boyfriend Jake is a billionaire trust fund heir who never spent a penny on me during our seven years together, claiming he was “testing” my intentions.  Even…

Chapter 11  Two days before I was set to leave for the UK, I was packing when one of the house staff told me Dashiell was  kneeling outside our gate. …