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I could also admit, I wanted to tell them for selfish reasons. They were the two most important people in my life. I wanted to help reduce the amount of pain they had to endure and no matter what, this knowledge would cause them pain. At least if I tell them, it was only one person lying to them instead of two.

We pulled into the parking lot of the complex. I put the car in park and looked up at her door. I hadn’t been in there since she went missing. I closed my eyes trying to chase the memories away.

I felt Jackie grab my hand. “It’s okay. I’m here.”

I turned to face her. She was.

“I love you, Sunshine.”

“I love you too, Dr. Bly.”

Preface

Theo

I would do anything for my daughter. Including marrying my sister's best friend. A man that drove me crazy because he was inexplicably calm. A man that made me feel cared for in ways I didn’t know possible. A man that would help me keep custody of my daughter.

And just when I thought everything was going right in my life, the Cult of Creatio reared its head and threatened the most important person to me.

My daughter.

Oliver

I didn’t make rash decisions. I was smart and methodical with my decisions. But when it came to Theodora James, my best friend's sister, all rational thinking went out the window.

That’s why I proposed on a whim in a coffee shop.

That’s why I married her only a week later.

But how would I keep her safe when the cult that threatened our family was hidden in the shadows we were only now bringing to light?