The Shadow Wife

"I've got my own plan, Grandpa," Dominic said. He picked up a napkin and wiped the corner of Cleo's mouth for her. "Are you finished eating?" he asked.

Cleo had sat quietly by Dominic's side the whole time, not saying a word as he and Daphne joked and chatted like she wasn't even there.

"Yeah," Cleo mumbled. She hadn't eaten much; when she quietly set down her bowl, the rice inside was barely touc