I intended to divorce my wife, until I happened to overhear her confiding in her mother

found Grace standing awake beside the bedroom window.

“Are you scared?” he asked.

“Very.”

“So am I.”

Grace turned toward him, surprised.

“I thought you’d tell me everything was going to be fine.”

“I can’t promise something I don’t control,” Nathan said. “But I can promise you will never be scared alone again.”

Grace rested her head on his shoulder.

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