He made her end their pregnancy so he could chase another woman. She fled—across miles and mountains—to Colorado, where she quietly gave birth to twin daughters. Seven years later, she came back, carrying the storm he believed he’d left behind…..The sound of rain hitting the hospital window blurred with the monitor’s steady beeps. Claire’s chest rose and fell in silence, her eyes fixed on the pale ceiling. David stood at the foot of the bed, hands shoved into his coat pockets, his voice flat. “It’s better this way,” he said. “For who?” she whispered.
He didn’t answer. His face—once soft with boyish charm—was cold, unreadable. The choice hadn’t been hers, not really. When he…