‘Please, Mum, promise me you won’t say anything bad about Michael again. I just can’t stand it. He has stood by me and loved me through everything. He was happy to forget all about having babies, just so I wouldn’t have to go through any more heartache. That is why I didn’t tell him about this baby till I had to. I love him more than anything, and he loves me, Mum, I know that.’

Lana sighed gently. ‘I won’t say a word about anything or anyone. I promise.’ She had learnt her lesson as far as all that was concerned. That her Josephine had chosen Michael over her had given her a reality check. She wasn’t going to lose her daughter again, that was for sure. Michael Flynn was not someone she wanted in her daughter’s life, she knew him for the man he really was. But her daughter didn’t see him as anything other than her knight in shining armour, and she knew she would never disabuse her of that notion. It was pointless to even try. But she would watch him like a hawk, and pray every day that her Josephine would eventually see him for what he was.

Chapter Fifty-Five

Chapter Fifty-Five

Michael was watching Declan eat; the man was a veritable force of nature. He could consume his own bodyweight in steak, and still have room for a dessert. He was like a machine; he ate with a dedication that was almost inspiring, he enjoyed his food so much.