Chapter 19

Gisele looked at Slate in alarm after he uttered that sentence. That was a part of her life that only one person knew about, apart from her father, Lizzie.

“I ca- I mean- u-uh S-slate. I-I…” Gisele stuttered. Then, she took a deep breath and tried to steer the topic away from her past.

“S-slate, y-you want m-me to trust y-you b-but i-it g-goes both ways. I-I can’t t-t-trust y-you if you d-don’t t-trust me,” she managed.

Slate looked her in the eyes and said, “I do trust you, Gisele. I do. I trust you like I trust no one.” ‘And I’m falling in love with you,’ he added silently.

Gisele closed her eyes in an effort to compose herself. She took in a big breath and started, “My family was a very happy one. My mother, my father, and I. We were very happy. My parents were even planning on having another kid.”

Gisele took in another deep breath and continued, “When I