Marrying the Man in the Dark

All his clothes and belongings, along with the toys and gifts Serafina and Soren had given him, barely filled one suitcase.

Thirty minutes later, Alexis reappeared before Lucy, fully dressed and wheeling the suitcase. Lucy, stood up and took the suitcase from Alexis’s hands. “I’ve made arrangements for the adoption. procedure. I’ll make sure Alexis has a proper family.”

She paused briefly before continuing, “But I’ll probably change his surname to avoid unnecessary complications. He’ll be called Alexis Staber.”

Cherise nodded. She understood. Lucy was a single woman. If Alexis did not have her surname, it would lead to speculation and gossip.

“I’m fine with that!” Alexis chimed in before Cherise could speak. “I’m happy with whatever my mom names me!”

Cherise did not know what to say. She could not help but wonder if this kid was too clever for his own good. However, from the look in Alexis’s eyes as he watched Lucy, Cherise could tell that he truly liked her.

After seeing off Lucy and Alexis, Cherise found herself pondering silently. Lucy, Alexis.

I choose this name because I hoped he would be like Lucy? Did I choose the name because its meaning reminded me of Lucy?

lose her memory. Otherwise, she would not have been perplexed about why she

she recalled how she remembered something about her past that

cheeks turned red.

long after Lucy left, Damien returned home with Beckham. Accompanying

they settled around the table, Lennon was surprised to find his plate of pierogi only half the others. He furrowed his brow and looked at Cherise with discontent. “Cherry, even if yo me coming here for dinner,

before Lennon and realized it was the one Lucy had eate earlier. After

came see me just now and sat on your spot. She

silenced the entire dining room.