The moment I heard that familiar voice, tears burst from my eyes all at once. I threw my arms around his neck, sobbing too hard to speak clearly.
The man standing before me was none other than my husband, Hudson Sterling, the powerful head of Sterling Technologies.
Though soaked from head to toe, he pulled Jesse and me tightly against his chest. The veins on his forehead stood out sharply, and his eyes burned with dark, deadly fury as they locked onto every member of the family.
"You monster…" I choked out between ragged breaths. "If you had arrived even one minute later, you would only have been able to collect our bodies!"
"I am so sorry..." Hudson pressed a soft, tender kiss right upon my forehead, then gently patted Jesse's trembling head to soothe his cries. His voice turned ice‑c
