I could tell that Asher was not entirely honest when he detailed his conversation with Aunt Violet. Nevertheless, his decision that we should return to Nightshade Empire was also beneficial to me. In fact, I was supposed to tell him that before something happened between us in bed.

As we stepped foot back in Nightshade Empire, my heart raced with excitement. It had been too long since we had seen our son and the thought of embracing him again filled me with joy.

As we approached the room where Keiran was playing with his stuff toys, I couldn’t help but quicken my pace. The front door swung open and there...