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.

didn’t care about her

knew Charisa had been coerced, violated, and mistreated.

was her fault.

her was an unyielding force,

in Adania, Beckham had painted countless reunion scenarios, envisioning them locked in a tearful embrace, their hearts pouring out their unspoken longings.

dire circumstances, with Charisa lying unconscious behind a glass barrier. At the same time, he stood outside, a helpless. observer.

upon the woman imprisoned within the

their shared past and youthful days washed over him, back to their innocent childhood and wedding

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her preference

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

But she….

accomplished every desire she had ever expressed

in the past, and

any future for

form, Cherise’s

behind her pulled her

by the unexpected gesture, but Damien’s familiar