Amelia
I froze the moment I heard my daughter’s voice. Aria stepped away from the man beside her and ran straight into my arms, hugging me tightly.
“Mom, I met this nice stranger,” she said happily, pointing toward Declan.
My heart dropped. I hadn’t seen him since the day I ended things with him at Adele’s wedding. All the memories I have fought so hard to bury, the heartbreak, the humiliation, the way he drained me emotionally and financially came rushing back with full force.
For a second, it felt like I couldn’t breathe. If I hadn’t been given a second chance at life, I would have died carrying the wounds he left on me.
Declan looked different, Life clearly hadn’t treated him kindly. His clothes were worn, his shoulders slumped, that desperate look still sitting in his eyes. He was
