Marrying the Man in the Dark

“Mom hid her illness from us…”

Beckham lifted his gaze, his eyes drawn to the woman behind the glass isolation door.

It was the first time he’d seen her since their painful separation nineteen years ago.

He had yearned for her return for nearly two decades, clinging to the belief that she still loved. him, but he couldn’t understand why she’d leave him.

Beckham had always believed Charisa was under duress, forced to leave by some unspeakable circumstance, and that she would one day return.

But…

When he learned about Charisa from his father, a wave of guilt, helplessness, and regret washed over him.

Beckham ached for a reunion with Charisa, to make amends for the sacrifices she’d made over the past nineteen years, to embrace the daughter they’d created together.

His father mentioned her tarnished reputation, hinting that Charisa wouldn’t be accepted and regarded as Mrs. Tanner again, even if they reconciled.

It was no secret that Charisa had been involved with several men in the past, back when she was still a Miles.

care about her

been coerced,

it was her

her was an unyielding force, resilient against the storms of her

scenarios, envisioning them locked in a tearful embrace, their hearts pouring out their

lying unconscious

upon the woman

of memories from their shared past and youthful days washed over him, back

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preference for successful men.

and aspirations of becoming an independent musician and devoted himself to the Tanner family

But she….

every desire she had ever expressed except for shielding her from

had failed in the past, and

there be any future

Cherise’s hands clenched into tight

her pulled her into a comforting hug.

stiffened, taken aback by the unexpected gesture, but Damien’s familiar scent soon