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k. It's funny to think that I woke up before the sun itself. After dre

ur Mulliner, and headed to the newspaper office. By the tim

eviewed page proofs, phones rang nonstop, and the printing depar

," several of my coworke

ryone," I replied

re was unusu

estigative journalists had finally cracked the high profi

tually no one

ht, and the excitement was written all over their faces.

employer, Mr. David Miller, sitting in the chair across f

ss the front page, it didn't take much to

Miller," I greeted, pla

you this morning?" he asked, low

ell, sir. Ho

" he replie

lines. It also drove today's newspaper sales through the roof. The company hasn't stopped receiving

lly appreciate it," I

" He reached into his briefcase

e person who sent the last t

itials written across the envelope,

on Logan

waste my time reading another meaningless letter," I hissed, tossi

the sudden change in my

e this person, do you

ss instead. He's been waiting for you for the past few minutes, so I don't think you should keep

His words frankly left me irritated. I unconsciously

eing him. He had to be out of his mind if he thought that, after

throw away seven years of heartbreak

ally pissed. "I'm still not giving u

ears apart, I was sure Michael was eager to see me again. If that was what he wa

nd pulled out a figure hugging dre

he plunge gown. The dress fitted so perfectly that m

regret it. He could look all he wanted, but he wouldn't be able

room I had been directed to, I reached

on my face vani

iting inside

both of them looking as though they hadn't been expecting my arrival.

. I wasn't really su

s came rushing back like a flood. I couldn't stop myself fro

e only deepened th

thriving... While my daughter di

ight blue eyes and dark, curly hair to his chiseled jawline and

at only fueled my suspicion that Michael w

o

ump to conclu

e boy was before dec

u doing in my workplace?" I thundered

alm and reserved. I wasn't surprised. After all, he had sto

sent him here in the hope that you could help him find his mother, as the

le, but it did nothing to s

ained from my face. My teeth clenched so hard they alm

as Michae

actly the way he wanted me to. It was obvious this had been his plan all along. He had de

ripped open wounds I had spent th

ly reached its

here and let them toy wi