Chapter 37

As she walked along the garden path, her thoughts wandered. Little did she know, Everett had been watching her, his footsteps silent as he followed her into the garden. Seeing her lost in thought, he softly called out, “Grace.”

The name sent a shock through her. She had been going by the name Faith for months now. Grace turned around, her eyes wide with surprise and fear, tears pooling at the corners. Her heart raced. She almost exposed herself in front of him. Little did she know she already exposed herself.

Everett, his voice filled with genuine concern, spoke softly to her, “Grace, it’s you, right?”

Grace hesitated, unable to reveal her true identity in this vulnerable moment. She looked down at the ground, struggling to control her emotions. Finally, she managed to whisper, “I’m… I’m not.”

Everett took a step closer. “You are Grace, and I’m damn sure,” he said, and his tone was gentle. “The other day, when you came to the orphanage, you wrote in the Frisi