As Alyssa stared at the man in the photo, her heart clenched with each beat, then raced erratically.

The yellowing border indicated the photo's age.

In the image, Jonah and the man appeared intimately affectionate.

Even though the photo couldn't speak, Alyssa could tell that Jonah and he were lovers. Their affection for each other was evident in

the depth of their eyes.

Jonah's smile in the photo was so bright and warm. Even Alyssa, who had been raised by Jonah since childhood, had never seen

such a smile on his face, not even when he was with Julien.

Somehow, a murky and inexplicable emotion lodged in Alyssa's chest, causing her discomfort.

Suddenly, she heard steady footsteps outside the study.

Alyssa quickly put the Bible back in its place and slipped the photo into her pocket.

door to the study clicked

he saw Alyssa, a smile crept on his

you wait for

"Not too long."

as she glanced outside. "Is

He loves to sleep in. We had a good tlast night, so | doubt he'll be up before afternoon." Jonah's dark

as he

a deep breath before saying, "Jonah, could you close the door? |

the door and then returned

What happened?”

eyelashes and slowly retrieved the photo from her pocket

Jonah?"

Jonah looked at the photo, his face instantly drained of color. His heart

palpitations.

heart still pounded violently when he saw him as if

the affirmative

trembled as he took the photo. His voice was hoarse. "You found that

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