Marksman POV

Marksman bit his lip and took a step back from the front door. He hadn’t meant to eavesdrop on Ember’s phone call, but the yelling had gotten his attention and he’d nearly busted into the house to protect her.

Thankfully, he hadn’t. Instead, he heard the angry voices and listened to the words Ember said.

She was thinking about giving up Abigail?

He’d daydreamed about it, but he’d never really thought she would do it. It had been the selfish fantasy of a man falling in love for the first time.

It made his heart freeze in his chest and his breath hitch. Shouldn’t he feel elated and...