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Rogan looked up at Elizabeth ‘Don’t you see? He was the one who chose to forgive and forget what she did, not the other way around’

Yes, Elizabeth did see Only too well And her heart ached for all three of thean and Brad

Because, whether he had intended it or not, Brad’s letter revealed that he wasn’t the one who had had an affair during his otten, it had been Maggie as unable to live with her own guilt…

The next paragraph of the letter clearly showed that Brad hadn’t intended his son to know that ‘“But perhaps I have said tooflatly ‘“My only wish in writing you this letter, Rogan, is to let you kno very much your mother and I have loved you, will always love you, and how proud we are to call you our son Always, your loving father”’ Rogan’s voice broke emotionally as he came to the end of the letter ‘Damn him Damn, damn, daiven me a chance to reconcile with him?’

Elizabeth didn’t knohat to say In view of the doubts she had expressed earlier, concerning her judgement of her own father, what could she say that wouldn’t sound like either triteness or possibly another rebuke?

Rogan felt as if he had a vice wrapped about his chest, preventing hi but reliving every uo, the accusations he had ement since

And he had been wrong So very, very wrong!

So he would have to deal with in the same way his father had all these years Alone

His expression was bleak as he looked across at Elizabeth and saw tears of sy in those deep blue eyes ‘I presuo?’ he asked

She looked startled ‘I…Are you going to be all right, Rogan?’ she questioned concernedly

It was a concern Rogan didn’t feel able to deal with right now He had far tooto do first ‘Why shouldn’t I be all right?’ he retorted ‘Every belief I’ve ever had has just been shattered into a million pieces—but, hey, it doesn’t ht?’

Elizabeth ell aware that Rogan was being deliberately flippant in an effort to hide the depth of the pain he was feeling at learning the truth behind hishis real emotions

If only things were different between thean loved her as she loved hio to him To take him in her arrief hethe truth

Instead of which they were siether by circuan couldn’t have o’ reet that intimacy had ever happened

‘Right,’ she agreed hollowly ‘I haven’t packed yet, but I’m just about to’ She answered his earlier question before turning away, only to pause and turn back again ‘If you should decide so the library catalogued I can recommend someone…?’

‘It’s too soon at theto do—either with this house or the library,’ Rogan said

He looked so bleak So much in pain So alone It was all Elizabeth could do not to run across the rooan was sure to reject…

‘It was just a thought’ She nodded ‘Perhaps you would prefer it if I didn’t bother you again before I leave?’

‘Bother an repeated incredulously ‘Elizabeth, you’ve bothered me since the moment we first met!’

‘I’m sorry…’

‘So am I,’ he said ‘You’ll never kno sorry!’

There was nothing more to be said, Elizabeth realised heavily

Rogan was totally preoccupied with his feelings towards his father, and Elizabeth would be leaving shortly

It was over

Whatever ‘it’ had been…

‘I’ with you’

Elizabeth looked up froainst the doorframe into the bedroom that had been hers for the duration of her stay at Sullivan House, both his thu your pardon?’

Rogan straightened to stroll further into the bedroom A bedroon that Elizabeth had ever been there ‘I said I’ with you’