Chapter 20
The oak door clicked closed as Layne released the handle and entered the living room of the main house. He gazed at the staircase toward the upper floor. Images of what had just transpired between him and Heaven played in his mind. He’d never been more grateful to have a significant amount of space between him and Nicholas. Every second he spent with Heaven’s father, he worried he was reading his thoughts, and Heaven had consumed them. How could he think of anything else when her energy quaked with shock and confusion?
Scott and Hope came into view while he surveyed the room. He found them on the couch, heads together, shoulders touching. Something lay between them. Upon further inspection, he noticed Adalyn’s chubby cheeks and dark curls.
It wasn’t long before he gained Scot
