Chapter 58

“Jake was already becoming more than a handful. He’d gone off the rails, with that hot blood and impulsive nature of his meeting teen hormones and then a broken heart, and Giovanni was having a very difficult time reeling him in. Jacob has always been a very big handful to deal with.” She smiles affectionately for a second, wrinkling her nose with a sigh. “He had a chip on his shoulder about trust and love, so finding out his father hurt me that way sort of sealed his fate. Jake has never trusted him since, and he’s so stubborn, like his father, that he wouldn’t listen to reason.” Sylvana looks so sad and broken that her son and husband are still at odds over something she has long forgiven.

“Maybe if he knew the finer details of the affair and knew for sure his father never did it again… or even why he did?” I offer, trying to find a way to help. Really wanting my beloved to find a way to mend bridges with his dad.

“I’ve told Jake all of this. He even knows that the wom