Chapter Twenty-Nine
“Kali.” Lincoln kept his feet firmly planted. He stared at the ground, wanting her to un-ask the question, change the subject, not make this night worse by digging into the past.
“Something happened. This hasn't always been your life.”
Her words flung him back to reality. They weren't friends or lovers sharing an intimate moment after a mutual loss; they were strangers, thrust together only until they'd be thrust apart.
“And you were right when you said our lives should be separate.”
Kali looked away. “They will be. I promise that. But tonight—” She met his gaze, her eyes shaded by lashes he could hardly believe were real. “Fine. I'll answer a question you asked me. His name's Marvin. My husband's father.” She leaned her head against her hand. “Even when I first me
