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  Jacob exchanged glances with me, then cleared his throat, giving nothing away. “I had his story checked out-”

  “Not well enough,” Alicia said coldly. “I thought you got your brains from me, but you're just like your father. A hopeless romantic. A fool.”

  I jerked to my feet, two seconds away from smacking her across the face. But one look at Alicia and I knew there was nothing I could do to her that she wasn’t already doing to herself. Me nor Jacob knew what to do. She was clearly having some sort of a mental breakdown.

  She dropped her head in her hands, her sobs the most hollow and heartbreaking sound I had ever heard. It was the cry of someone that knew they'd lost everything. Someone who'd reached the end of their rope and had nothing left but death.

  Whatever good will she'd garnered with her son was sadly evaporating. Calling him a lovesick fool did her no favors. “If you have something to say, I suggest you say it.”

  Alicia drew a shuddering breath, her body still shaking. She looked up with red, tear soaked eyes. “I stood by your father through every affair. I had one moment of weakness. One indiscretion...” She squeezed her eyes shut like she couldn't bear the shame. “I wanted to keep Cole, but your father made it clear that he would not share his home or his wife with another man's child. We went through a reputable agency and found him a lovely home. But something happened and he ended up in foster care.” Her voice rattled as fresh tears streamed down her face. “The things he must have endured-”

  She let that hang in the air. Electrifying the room with the terrible images that you hear about in the news. Defenseless, precious children neglected by those who were supposed to protect them. I shut my eyes and saw Cole. Remembered his story about a happy childhood. A happy family. It couldn't all be a lie.

  Alicia swept her hand over her cheeks, raising her chin as she faced her son. “Cole Sommers murdered his foster family when he was fourteen years old. He was institutionalized until he was twenty one. He reached out to me when he was released.” She swallowed hard, her strong, defiant chin trembling. “He told me he only has one goal life. Destroying all things Whitmore.”

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  The Billionaire’s Wife Series

  The Billionaire’s Wife (Part One): November 2014

  The Billionaire’s Wife (Part Two): December 2014

  The Billionaire’s Wife (Part Three): January 2015

  The Billionaire’s Wife (Part Four): February 2015

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