Duncan held Liberty's hand. "Don't worry about her. Mr. Fraser is secretly protecting her he won't let anything happen to her. You must be exhausted after a long day." He gently patted her shoulder. "Lean on me."

Liberty smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.

Immediately, his strong arm wrapped around her.

"Duncan."

"Yeah?"

"I'm so lucky to have you. I finally have someone to rely on."

For so long, Liberty had been the pillar of strength for her sister and son. But now, she had someone to lean on, too.

Duncan's voice was filled with warmth. "It's even better to have you. You're my rock-my strength. Love, I thank God every day for bringing us together."

They had met, gotten to know each other, fallen in love, and now they were building a life together. Liberty looked up at him. "Do you still remember the first time we met?"

into my car. My brand-new car-damaged on the first day! Then Zachary called to tell me that the person who hit my car was his wife's sister. For his sake, I only

who had caught his interest was Sonny-though the little boy

was adorable, and Liberty had looked so flustered and apologetic that he hadn't had the heart to

up straight and studied him.

for Serenity behind the scenes. He knew she cared about you and your

be the one to break through his icy walls. Now, look at

squeezed her hand. "Love, I'll make sure you live

"I already

leaned against his shoulder

She had still been trapped in her miserable marriage to Hank, who had just proposed that they split

workforce, that she hadn't worked in years, that all the money she had ever made had gone into decorating their wedding home. Yet,

$5,000 a month, but Liberty had told Hank it

to cut her

into an argument, claiming Serenity

promise he'd ever made before marriage out

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255