Rowan Vale did not ask Willow to leave with him that day.

That mattered.

A weaker man might have arrived by helicopter, announced the truth, and expected the woman he hurt to fall into his arms simply because he had returned dramatically.

But Rowan did not.

He held Ava for less than five minutes before handing her gently back to Willow.

His hands were shaking.

Ava fussed at first, reaching for the …

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