Jesus Christ. How had I missed this? How had I not known Alexander had had two daughters? I’d looked into his connections and business history and done a cursory look into Rowan, but it had never occurred to me to look for a deceased sibling. Everything made so much more sense now. Her heart had been shattered years ago, and she’d never healed. If I could have, I would have unmade the world and rebuilt it with her sister alive and well. I knew at that moment that I would give just about anything to take away her pain. What I still didn’t understand, though, was how any of this related to our marriage. How had marrying me ripped open that wound? I had so many questions I wanted to ask, but she wasn’t ready. I would have to let her explain on her own terms, so I continued to hold her and lis
