"I should have adopted you, not married you!" Adam's comment was made jokingly, after their hasty marriage. Admittedly, Miranda was young, but his proposal had seemed like a good practical agreement. It would provide Miranda with a home and his daughter, Fay, with a mother.
Understanding Fay was only part of the problem. Miranda found it increasingly difficult to live with the ghost of Adam's first wife--and to know that her growing love for him was unwanted...
