Closing his eyes,Griffin drew her close, his touch a comforting balm against her apprehension. Gently, he stroked her hair, his voice a tender whisper in the stillness of the room, "It's unnecessary."
Daphne’s brows furrowed,she strongly felt Lucia deserved to know the truth as well as the true nature of Jacob’s.
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In the days that followed,Lucia paid two more visits to Griffin’s house..
Fortunately, she arrived alone without Jacob.She wanted to eat Daphne’s food which she had come to like very much.
Beneath Lucia’s seemingly spoiled nature, Daphne discovered a genuine simplicity, as she brought Daphne gifts and voiced her hopes of wanting Daphne and Griffin to be together for a long time.
Caught between laughter and tears, Daphne pondered the unpredictable
