He could forgive the past, but his wife was his final line in the sand—this time, he wouldn't budge.
Everyone carried invisible chains. Even Justin, the Sidney family's golden boy with his devil-may-care charm, was trapped in a gilded cage of expectations.
Valerie found herself pitying both brothers more than she'd expected.
She gave Justin's arm a reassuring squeeze. "People forget they're supposed to live for themselves. Some get so tangled in others' opinions they drown in their own misery. Marriage isn't some fling—it's forever. I'm on your side."
Justin's eyes lit up like neon signs. In all his privileged years, no one had ever looked at him with such fierce solidarity.
"You mean it?"
"Try stopping me," Valerie grinned, nodding so hard her ponytail bounced. "Stay as long as you
