ALPHA CHRIS BAXTER My heart was aching for this woman as I read. "She felt a thud as she landed but was surprised by the lack of pain. She could feel the cool night air on her skin, and the ground beneath her didn't feel solid. She opened her eyes, confused as to why she wasn't dead. She gasped as she found herself looking into the golden brown eyes of Benedict. Her heart jumped at the sight of him. Even after all these years and the way that he had discarded her, she still loved him. He lowered her gently to the ground and moved the hair from her face. "Mary, I am so sorry for everything. I know that you were never unfaithful. The child truly was mine. I don't understand how it happened, but I believe now that it did." he whispered sadly. She asked him what had made him change his mind.