Chapter 146

Arthur's reaction to the news that he was going to be a great-grandfather was everything I could've hoped for—and then some.

For a few long seconds, he didn't move at all, as if his mind needed time to catch up with the words Gideon had just spoken. Then his eyes filled with tears, and a radiant, almost childlike smile spread across his wrinkled face.

"A baby," he whispered, his voice trembling