HE MARRIED HIS DEAD FRIEND’S FORGOTTEN COUSIN OUT OF DUTY—BUT HE NEVER EXPECTED HER TO BECOME THE ONE WOMAN HE COULDN’T LET GO

otherwise. He stopped close enough that Angela caught the scent of cedar, smoke, and something cold and expensive.

“I made a promise to your cousin,” he said quietly.

Angela held her breath.

“But I don’t keep promises because they’re easy,” Jack continued. “I keep them until they stop being true.”

She stared at him.

“This one hasn’t stopped being true.”

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