My husband faked his death to live with his widowed sister in law 8

My husband faked his death to live with his widowed sister in law 8

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The morning fog still clung to the streets as Liana Langston stepped off the train

A tall figure stood across the road, waving frantically

Liana!” 

Miles Lawson’s usually composed expression lit up in an instant. He didn’t even bother straightening his uniform, bounding over to take her suitcase without asking

“Let me.” 

Liana didn’t resistif she had decided to spend the rest of her life with this man, she needed to get used to his tenderness

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She released the handle and murmured softly, Thank you.” 

That voice, crisp and clear like morning dew, turned the tips of Miles Lawson’s ears bright red

He fumbled awkwardly with the suitcase, his combat boots making a clumsy clatter on the pavement

Don’tdon’t say thanks. We’re family now. From now on, my military stipend is yours to manage” 

The words we’re familymade Liana Langston’s breath catch

For the first time, she took a good, hard look at the man standing in the morning light

From Martha’s hesitant hints, from the 

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teasing of the other military wives, she had already knownMiles Lawson had waited five whole years for her

Waited through her marriage. Waited through her widowhood.” 

Waited until all the gossip had blown away with the mountain wind

He’d turned down the prettiest hospital nurse, rejected blind dates with the daughters of highranking officers

And when he heard she’d fallen from a secondfloor window and was hurt, he submitted a transfer requestjust to be near her, to give her a fresh start far away from her pain

As the wind played with her hair, Liana noticed Miles sneaking glances at her

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19 Every time their eyes almost met, he would 

quickly turn away, the red tips of his ears the S only thing betraying his fluster

That made her chuckle softly, but the smile faded just as quickly

She stopped and called his name seriously, Miles Lawson.” 

If she had truly decided to say goodbye to Adrian Graham, to sever the past completely, then there were things that had to be said -out of respect for the man who might become her future husband

Seeing her solemn expression, Miles straightened his back unconsciously, jaw clenched

I’m listening.” 

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Liana stared out at the lake’s distant ripples. You know about my past.” 

How could he not

From the first time he saw her at the academy’s joint performance, dancing Swan Lake in boots, he had remembered her

Three months after her widowhood,” he was the first to submit the marriage paperwork- loudly declaring to the entire base that Liana Langston was the woman he would protect for a lifetime

His Adam’s apple bobbed. He nodded firmly

But I have to tell you,” Liana said, her fingers digging into her palm, Adrian Graham is not dead.” 

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Clang

The canteen in Miles’s hand slipped and hit the ground

He stood frozen like he’d taken a bullet to the chest, the cold wind rushing into his open mouth, bitter and metallic

Not dead

Then what had the last five years been

The letters he’d slipped into her mailbox, the transfers he’d declined for the sake of her, the whispered conversations he’d had with her photo in the dead of nightwere they all just a cruel joke

He hadn’t even gotten the chance to admire the snowy mountains with her

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Hadn’t shown her the gold ring hidden in his drawer

Was he really going to lose her all over again

Just as darkness threatened to overtake his vision, a hand, callused from long years of training, gently closed around his trembling fingers

But it’s over between us,Liana’s voice broke through like a lighthouse through lake mist. The day that death notice arrived, our marriage ended. And now” 

She paused

He’s Zoe Young’s husband.” 

Waitwait a secondMiles stammered, his mind still spinning

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Liana then sat him down on a shipping container and told him everythinghow Adrian had taken on the identity of Landon Graham, how he’d moved in with Zoe Young, how he planned to reclaim his real name after the babywas born

Even if he comes to me with a military ID someday,she sneered, who’s to say the Adrian Graham who’s still alive isn’t an impostor? After all, everyone saw his personal effects with their own eyes.” 

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My husband faked his death to live with his widowed sister in law

My husband faked his death to live with his widowed sister in law

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