*Next Day*

"Mom, why is your name on that building?" Austin's small finger pressed against the car window, leaving a smudge on the glass as we drove past the newly erected Collins Design headquarters.

My stomach twisted. Five years had passed since I fled New Jersey with nothing but a broken heart and a secret growing inside me. Now, my company logo gleamed in the afternoon sun, impossible to miss from the highway.

"Because that's where Mommy works, sweetie." I adjusted the rearview mirror to catch a glimpse of my boys. My miracles. My revenge.

Alex's eyes narrowed in that calculating way that always made my breath catch. At eight...