Chapter 99. A Blessing

The last few hours had been nothing but pure bliss for Mackenzie. She had never thought - not in ten light years - that she would be under the same roof with both her children, and the man she loved with everything, Chase, and they would be regarded as one…a family.

She had always dreamed of it, but had given herself a million reasons to believe it could never happen. This time was different. This time, she was going to wallow in all the love she could get, because she absolutely deserved it all.

As she sat on the stool and dapped her cheeks with her powder, she glanced over to her side and watched the video playing on her screen. It was from a local news tabloid, saying Selene had been arrested in her penthouse that morning, with charges of kidnap, arson and other criminal activities. She shook her head and looked back at her beautiful face.

The glamourous emerald pendant that rested on her neck helped to highlight the hazel brown of her eyes, and Mackenzie found