foyer, Claire stood draped in her tailored coat,

firmly holding Leo's. His dark eyes fl

moment he recognized h

taking, radiant warmth. She sank down into an elegant

little gentleman," Claire

o Legacy and deliberately positioned herself in the foyer, bu

an, the lingering scent of lavender and

n my path is becoming rather remarkable,"

e light and musical. "Legacy is on Fifth Avenue, Mr. Bentley. Did your family bu

clicking aggressively. The second she saw Claire cr

" Charlie lunged forward, her ha

forearm flicked upward with surgical efficiency, her elbow

bness paralyzing her entire arm. She stumble

ly suits the refined pedigree you try so hard to perfo

ust. "Enough. Haven't you humiliat

ire with murder in her eyes, but under Holden's

The boy's dark curls were slight

le messy, sweet boy,

her fingers sliding softly through his dark cu

er palm, closing his eyes happi

at the corner of his mouth. "Hold sti

ner pocket of her coat and gently wiped the damp corner of Leo's low

a child's face. Claire calmly folded the exposed side of the gauze inw

playing the saint! Leo is my flesh and blood!

r dark eyes locking onto Charlie'

o remind her child who she is,

tion, yet Charlie's breath caught an

rned slightly toward Holden, her red lips c

Mr. Bentley. Before she falls from

rough the grand revolving doors, disapp

gaze tracking the confident sway of he

g earnestly, "Daddy, I really like that lady

d closed around his son's small fingers

"Leo! I am your mother! How can

rifyingly calm. Without looking back,

ire slipped into the back o

sealed sleeve from her pocket and placed th

's eyes shimmered with tears before

e and called Brooklyn t

he private lab run a full maternity and sibli