This is the KYOLINE he's caught glimpses of in snatches. Moments of fleeting revelation when she's shown him the real person. This is the KYOLINE who's insinuated herself into his life. And he came so close to losing her.

His heart tightens, and he is unable to speak as he looks at her. He longs to reach out and touch her. Erase the tears from her face and tell her that she, her brothers, and her baby are the most valuable things in the whole wide world to him.

But she won't listen to him.

Not yet.

And he doesn't blame her.

"KYOLINE…" But his voice cracks.

Because he has...