It’s not Noah. Not my husband. Yet, there he lies, unconscious in the hospital bed. Our daughter sobs against my shoulder. We adore him so deeply. What if he never regains consciousness? And who is the little girl beside him, gazing up at us with big, tear-filled brown eyes? Eyes that strikingly resemble my husband’s…
Our seemingly perfect family of three—just me, Noah, and our teenage daughter Maya—is shattered when the police deliver the devastating news about a car accident. My heart breaks, but the revelation that follows threatens to stop it altogether: Noah was in the car with another woman who perished at the scene. Miraculously, her two-year-old girl, Luna, survived.
As Noah fights for his life, I’m consumed by the desperate need for truth. Upon searching his desk, I uncover checks made out to Luna’s mother. Did my seemingly loving and loyal husband maintain a secret family all this time?
Despite my own excruciating pain, at the hospital, I find myself consoling Luna, this poor child, as she weeps for her mommy. With no other place for Luna to go, I make the difficult decision to open our home. Watching Maya hold Luna’s hand and share laughter as they chase butterflies in the garden, it feels as if my daughter has gained a sister…
Now faced with an impossible choice, I grapple with whether to disclose the truth to Maya about her father. If Noah wakes up, will more secrets unravel about his true identity? Can I find it within myself to forgive him and provide a home for this sweet, innocent girl, or will my husband’s betrayal rip us apart?
For fans of Jodi Picoult’s “My Sister’s Keeper,” Kate Hewitt, and Diane Chamberlain, this utterly gripping read explores how the ones we love the most can harbor the darkest secrets.