If your heart remembers, why do your lips still lie?

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Alexandra’s POV

When I found out Lily was out with Mr. Mark, I gave one instruction report every move. I wasn’t going to be left in the dark again. Not with her. Not with everything we had hanging in the balance. And when the pictures came through...

God help me.

She looked radiant. Even through a low resolution photo, she stunned me. One hand resting protectively on her stomach, the other holding a soft, pale-blue onesie. She looked peaceful, absorbed in her own little world, oblivious to the chaos she left behind in mine.

That photo alone derailed my...