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I could have sworn I’d seen a glimpse of the old Castle last night, the Castle that had all his memories intact and who knew far more dark secrets than he was letting on.

The Castle that was dangerous and calculative, who had been single-handedly running the Montgomery empire. That man had excited and frightened me in equal measures. While I hoped Castle would recover his memories, I also feared the consequences. Somewhere deep down, I wondered if Ireallywanted to awaken the old him.

What if the old him was like Devin?

“You need to remember it yourself. I won’t tell you anything.” I said.

“Millie, I…I…have something for you.” He reached across from me towards the bedside table and pulled out his wallet from the drawer. From inside, he took out an Am Ex card and handed it over to me.

“What’s this for?” I inquired. The black card had his name inscribed on it.

Castle Montgomery.

I ran my fingers over his name.

“I remember you told me that...” he paused, “you told me once that…you never bought nice things for yourself…because…your uncle used to take most of the money. I...I want to give you everything, Millie. Everything. You deserve it. I’ll give you this…this…card that I rarely use. You can buy stuff you want.”

My eyes were brimming with unshed tears, and that made him worry.

“Why are you crying? Did…did I say something wrong?”

I sniffled, wiping my face with the back of my hand. “I have what I need. I got what I wanted.” I assured him as I pressed the card back into his palm.

“What’s that?”

“You.”

He liked that answer because I was rewarded with a heart-melting grin. “I was already yours...it…it was the day you stepped into this house. Buy something for yourself, Millie.”

I sighed. “I can’t go out of the house without permission, and you already know that. Your brother would never let me.”

“But I’m your husband!”

I giggled, “That you are, but even if we’re married, I don’t know if I’m allowed outside and also, look...” I pointed at the anklet, “If I get far from the property, the sensor will blink and Devin will get notified.”

Castle stared at me. “I’ll tell you a secret. The anklet notifies for only about thirty minutes when you’re in town...and...when you drive out of town, it cannot trace the location.”

Whoa!

“So you’re saying we have to sneak out and hope that Devin doesn’t notice until we’re far enough?”

He nodded.

I smiled. “I know how you feel, but I don’t want to risk it. Besides, I can let Winston know whatever I need and he will deliver it to me.”

He picked my hand and kissed each knuckle. “One of these days...Millie...I’m going to take you out on…on a date.”

Castle couldn’t remember what he had said last night, and that made me wonder if he slipped into his old self once in a while.

I needed to keep an eye on him.

Most of the members in the house ignored me, which suited me perfectly.

The only person I enjoyed interacting with was Theo. He was different from the rest of his evil siblings. I played board games with Chandler and we had a great time together; he was warming up a little towards me since I was his sister-in-law, but to be honest, I wouldn’t trust Chandler with my dog.

I met Susan on the stairs as I made my way towards Castle’s room and she told me she’d baked some blueberry muffins that I could pick from the kitchen area downstairs.

Blueberry muffins were Castle’s favorite.

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