Chapter 17
Her three men.
Eloise Burke sat at her husband’s bedside and gazed at them as they once again exchanged heated words that grew in volume. What a delightful way to spend the holiday. But then, they hadn’t really celebrated any holiday as a family in a good many years.
“Please keep your voices down,” she urged, although she knew they’d ignore her.
How had it come to this?
She’d been enough for her husband until a midlife crisis when he turned fifty resulted in his chasing younger and younger women.
She’d lost Alex, her baby, years ago to his larger-than-life father.
As for Ransom, he’d always been a staunch believer in being faithful, and he’d withdrawn from her when she wouldn’t leave his father. Ransom didn’t understand she was raised to value the vows she’d exchanged wit
