Kieran didn’t wait for Nicole to finish whatever she was trying to say. He rushed out of the office, nearly trampling her in his haste.

He didn’t even get a chance to look around—because suddenly, a flurry of arms and legs wrapped tightly around him.

It was his wife.

Genesis clung to him like he was the only solid thing in a world spinning out of control, her limbs locking around him as if trying to climb him like a tree. He looked down to find tears streaking her cheeks. She was trembling violently, her skin covered in goosebumps.

Her nails dug into his skin as she clutched at him,...