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

When he saw Alyssa, a smile crept on his face. "When did

wait

"Not too long."

she glanced outside. "Is

a good tlast night, so | doubt he'll be up before afternoon."

as

bit her lip and took a deep breath before saying, "Jonah, could you close

didn't think much of it. He turned to close the door and then returned to stand in front of her. "Lyse, you don't look too

What happened?”

slowly retrieved the photo from her pocket before

Jonah?"

face instantly drained of color. His

palpitations.

violently when he saw

affirmative answer from

photo. His voice was

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