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The woaze back to her, and Aspen could see that she seemed uncertain, maybe a bit scared But then she plastered a smile on her face “Oh, sorry, how rude of me I’m Keira This is my husband, Julian”

Husband? Good So then she wasn’t soirlfriend of Saxon’s Relief filled her She kneas silly He wouldn’t bring an ex back here, but she also knew he had a past that didn’t include her

The future is what matters, Aspen

“Please, why don’t you have a seat?” She’d been caught by surprise but she could see she wasn’t the only one feeling ill at ease Julian hadn’t let his gaze rest since they’d entered the roo for someone to attack He was tense Unsure And while Keira atteripped the crutches, her knuckles white with tension

The poor things looked like they could use soood meals

“Would you like sos,” she asked as she wiped the boys faces and hands

“Oh, we don’t want to put you to any bother,” Keira said, looking over at Julian as thought waiting for hi the her

Aspen knew she needed a way to put theone? Why had left as soon as he’d gotten home?

“It’s no bother,” Aspen said cheerfully “In fact, it would do e favor if you would sit with the boys and keep them entertained”

“Oh, then, of course” Keira seous men as my breakfast companions? I’m a lucky woman”

“Could you make that four?” Saxon stepped out of the doorway and i asped and went pale, while Julian stepped in front of her, his fists clenched, his eyes filled with dark shadows

Fuck He was an idiot He’d been standing in the shadows, listening to Aspen coaxing Keira and Julian to sit so she could care for theers she’d seen they were suffering and had tried to coax the Keira adored

Children

And he’d ruined that

“Sorry for scaring you,” Saxon told them in a low, calm voice “I shouldn’t have snuck up on you like that”