I stood amidst the howling wind, the tall gothic mansion staring back at me. My lips bit down as I blinked, then muttered

For Noah.

The same mantra I kept repeating throughout the drive here, words that hadn't stuck.

“Mummy!!” Emma and Ethan chimed, urging me to press the doorbell. I raised my hand, and it hung midway when the door pushed open and my gaze met his.

Fierce eyes that lit up. His lips curled into a smile, then he said something under his breath.

I didn't hear it; I didn't even try to. I was too busy eating up his look.

Sure, I had seen him wear the...