A Lifetime to Wait

Sloane blinked, fork hovering mid-air. “You—” Her voice trailed off.

Gareth drew a breath. “Those days in the camp were the happiest of my life,” he said quietly. “If you hadn’t married Declan, I would have told you soon after that I was in love with you.”

The fork slid from Sloane’s fingers and clattered against the tabletop; surprise washed over her face like cold water.

Over the years, Gareth h