Briar couldn’t help but wonder if having her child taken from her by her husband’s father had played a role in Bronya burying herself in college to complete it early. The way Bronya doted on her made her think the woman had missed out on raising her child. Briar caught a glimpse of a bunch of photographs on the mantle of the salon and she moved to look at them while Hadlee was racing around checking the acoustics of the music room, doing scales in every corner.
She noted the photograph of Liev and an older man who looked nothing like him but the way they had their arms wrapped around each other showed a familiarity. The man had about four inches on Liev and easily a hundred pounds. He was massive. The Bear. She smiled as she traced the image with her finger. Liev had put out personal phot
