I walked through the garden for a few moments, looking around the bigger hedges and bushes, trying to find Ethan, but I didn‘t see him anywhere. It was like he had vanished from my life again. With a hand over my baby, I walked back home and went inside, closing the door behind me. It seemed so lonely inside now. Not long ago, Soren and I had been sitting at the table eating dinner, laughing, and having a good conversation about our day. Now, the entire house seemed still and quiet. “What was Ethan even doing here?” | asked myself aloud. I had no idea. He said he‘d come there to see me, but why? How did he even figure out where I was? I wanted to talk to Ethan again. I wanted to find him and make him sit down and answer a thousand questions. But that wasn‘t going to happen. I lay backward on my bed and stared up at the ceiling, wondering if I‘d ever even see him again. There was a chance he would just go back home. Perhaps all he wanted was to see me, and now that he had, now that he knew that I was alive, he would just turn around and head right back to Madalynn‘s open arms. Madalynn… and her ring. I decided there was nothing more I could do, so I got ready for bed. However, In my restless dreams, I kept seeing Ethan again but not being able to speak to him. When I woke up, I couldn‘t stop thinking about him. Seraphine was there to check my vitals, and Lola was tidying up the cottage. We were all friends, but I knew | couldn‘t talk to them about this. I couldn‘t risk them finding out the truth about my past. Thad left that all behind. Or at least, I thought I had. “Ro?” Seraphine asked as she put her stethoscope back in her midwife bag. “Are you okay? I‘m done checking the baby, and you usually ask me a thousand questions. Today you‘re just staring off into space.” “Oh. I‘m sorry.” I shook my head, smiling at her.copy right hot novel pub