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Sylvia Lincolm is an orphan and a single mom who’s done everything to raise her five-year-old twin daughters on her own. Their life is simple but filled with love—and that’s all she’s ever wanted. But everything begins to fall apart when she crosses paths with the friends of Rome Hariston—the man who once promised her forever, only to break her heart and leave without ever knowing she was pregnant.

Rome’s friends notice the striking resemblance between him and the twins, stirring up questions Sylvia has tried to avoid for years. Now, with her past threatening to collide with her present, Sylvia must protect her daughters—and her heart—from the man who once left her behind… but might never let her go again.

The Mistress Who Ran Away With The Twins

"How could you lose Gabriel?" Alpheus snapped. "You know he's a sensitive child! You shouldn't have dumped everything on him like that. At the very least, you should've let Rome be the one to talk to him—he could've explained things better, more gently. But instead, you just—blurted everything out. Are you even thinking like a mother?"

Ingrid's fists clenched, and tears welled in her eyes.

"E-even you, Alpheus? You're taking Rome's side now?" her voice trembled. "You're a Monteverde! You're supposed to be on my side, not his!"

Alpheus remained cold and unmoved.

"Just because I'm a Monteverde doesn't mean I'll defend you blindly, Ingrid. Yes, I'm your cousin—but I won't support you when you're clearly in the wrong. You need to grow up—especially now that you have a child depending on you."

"So you're saying I'm not mature enough to raise my own son?!" Ingrid gasped, her voice rising in disbelief.

Where Gabriel is