Ariana
I noticed that Emily’s scent was gone completely as we walked into the house later in the evening. My staff was really incredible at fixing things. There was no way I would have been able to do what they were capable of doing.
I finally fell asleep in Noah’s arms after the kids were settled for the night. In the morning, Noah and I returned to the office at city hall, and we started the process. It took a couple of days to sort everything out.
The mayor had been doing the lion’s share of the work for a while, it seemed, but there were some things he didn’t have the authority to do yet. We quickly took care of all of that, and soon he was smiling proudly that we were trusting him with what was essentially Megan’s inheritance.
It would forever remain a part of our daughter’s li
