Is he really blaming himself for that? Startled by his admission, Sheridan protested, “But, Michael, you were only a child when all that happened. You had no power. What on earth more could you have done? You did all you could, beyond what anyone should ask. You're a man now, and you have the power; the power to love me, to protect and care for our baby, to make this family what you want it to be. Everything is different.”
“I know. It's a liberating thought.” His gaze turned dark and deep, the way she adored it.
He's so beautifully passionate. “Are you sure, you're okay about me having had another child? Desirée will always be part of me, you know.”
He smoothed away an errant curl. “Of course. I knew you did, remember? It only bothered me that you kept her a secret.”
“I was so afraid y
