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Falling in love with him was easy. Staying in love? Well, that's proving to be a challenge . . . When my husband invited me to an evening gala, I was elated. We hadn't spent time together in ages. Finally, I thought he heard my complaints. But when he—the great Caspian Yearwood—was chosen to...

Secrets…they can tear a family apart. They can tear a person apart. When that person is Livia Halifax, that’s a problem for me. She’s my air. She’s all I have and I need her to be okay. Besides…I’ve kept enough from her, but little did I know I wasn’t the only one with secrets. Her family, her life and everything she knows is one big lie. And she has no clue. What do I do about it? I do my job – I love her. I love her from the highest peaks to the lowest valleys. I flood her with attention, cater to her, and keep her the center of my world.

At thirty-seven years of age, I haven’t taken the plunge, nor do I plan to. I’ve seen the damage love can do. It pretends to care, but then it tears a person down. It’s manipulative. Damaging. It lies. It hurts. It makes one weak. I know that all too well after seeing what it did to my dear mother. That’s why when women – beautiful, successful women – try to get my attention, I easily shun them. All of them. They see the exceptionally fine, black man with money. They know nothing of the dark secrets I carry – secrets I can never share with anyone.