When James becomes guardian to his ten-year-old twin sisters after their mother’s sudden death, his fiancée steps in to help. But as grief turns to routine and trust deepens, he begins to uncover a truth so cruel it threatens to destroy everything he’s holding together, unless he exposes it first.
Six months ago, I was a 25-year-old structural engineer with a wedding to plan, a half-paid honeymoon in Maui, and a fiancée who’d already chosen baby names for our future children.
I had stress, sure — deadlines, bills, a mother who texted me hourly with grocery list updates, and an array of supplements for me to try.
“James, you work too much,” she’d say. “And I’m proud of you! But I’m worried about your health, too. Which is why supplements and good food are going to be the order of the day.”