Ian's Bargained Family

Ian Gould saved the Judd family from ruin with a single, cold condition: Wren Judd must marry him and start a family. For five years, he has loved her, and for five years, she has given him everything but her heart. She remains emotionally absent, a dutiful wife and mother who reserves her warmth only for memories of her first love, Ken Lowe, and the child they share. Ian's devotion and their young daughter's need for a mother's love go unanswered. Finally, heartbroken and exhausted, Ian makes a decision. He will stop chasing a ghost. Together with their daughter, he prepares to walk away, leaving Wren with the empty home and the shattered family she never truly wanted to be a part of.