Page 21 of Separated from My Love
Trenton and Genevieve sat down on a nearby settee, and Alys took a chair next to it. “This is Genevieve Byrne,” Trenton said. “Genevieve, I’d like you tomeetAlys.”
“It’s a pleasure,” Genevieve murmured. “Thank you forseeingus.”
“Think nothing of it,” Alys said and turned toward Trenton. “Tell me how you’re here. How is mysister?”
Genevieve squirmed in her seat. She must not like hearing about Regina. He couldn’t reallyblameher.
“She’s doing well,” Trenton said. Now for the hard part—they all knew how Alys was doing because of the journals. She had no idea what had transpired for all of them in the future. Alys hadn’t been around to see his marriage to Regina fall apart, or to see her sister fall in love with Trenton’s stepbrother. “She and Bradford are married and expecting their firstchildsoon.”
Her mouth fell open. “Pardon me, what didyousay?”
“I realize that is a lot to take in at once…” This was as hard for him as it was for her. He didn’t like that he’d failed Regina. She was a good person and didn’t deserve the way he’d treated her. When her and Bradford had fallen in love it had lifted a weight off of his chest. He was truly happy for them both. “We realized early on that our marriage wasn’t what was best for both of us. We had itannulled.”
“I see,” she said. Her lips tilted upward. “That cocky bastard. I knew he had feelings for her. He tried to tell me itwaslust.”
Trenton lifted a brow. “What?” Bradford had lusted after ReginabeforeAlys had disappeared? That would mean… “Did you have this discussion with him on the day I marriedRegina?”
“Of course,” she said. “It was evident.” Alys sighed. “I wish I’d been there to see it. I hope she made himgrovel.”
How had that slipped past him? Had Regina had feelings for him then too? He closed his eyes and shook his head. It didn’t matter because he had conflicted feelings himself. The marriage should never have happened in the first place. It appeared they both may have gone into the marriage for the wrong reasons. He wasn’t entirely sure what Regina’s motivations were, but he couldn’t hold them against her. His hadn’t exactly been altruistic either. Regina was with the person she was meant to be with, and soon he would be too. He had to remain patient while she worked through herindecision.
“I can assure you that he loves her. The rest, I don’t honestly want to know about.” It would probably be better that way. He didn’t want to be irritated with his stepbrother and Regina when everything worked out the way it was supposed to. Besides Genevieve probably didn’t want to listen to him talk about his previousmarriage…
Alys nodded. “That’s fair.” She turned toward Genevieve. “Have we met? You seemfamiliar.”
Genevieve shook her head. “The one Kendall I’ve met in this time is Lady Rosanna,” her Irish lilt was heavy as shespoke.
“Ah,” Alys said. “You’rethatGenevieve” Her smile softened. “I think I understand what is going on a little bitbetternow.”
Trenton was glad someone understood because he didn’t. How did that enlighten her? Was she privy to all the details of when Genevieve had been held captive with Lady Rosanna? “We won’t stay long,” Trenton said. “We have to access a mirror here in the study. At least, I think it is in the study. I suppose it could be in adifferentroom.”
“What does it look like?” Alys said. “And what does a mirror have to do withanything?”
“It’s a long story…” Trenton didn’t know how much he should tell her. He didn’t want to screw up the timeline. “Do you really want to know? I don’t want to change something in yourfuture.”
“I don’t understand,” Alys said. “How could that potentially changeanything?”
He’d have to tell her something. Alys had always been the curious sort, and she’d not let him go without explaining ittoher.
“It has to do with your daughter,Elizabeth.”
She lifted her hand to her heart. “I’m not sure I want to know it all then. If something happenstoher…”
Trenton hadn’t considered she’d jump to that conclusion. He didn’t have children, but if he one day was blessed with them, then he’d not want to know if they were going to come to harm in the future either. He had to ease her concern, and then he could ask her about the mirror. “Elizabeth will be fine. She’ll grow up and one day meet the man of her dreams.” Quite literally, in a way, as she’d first seen the gentleman in the very mirror Trenton was searching for. “But how I discovered to travel here is first discoveredbyher.”
“How peculiar,” Alys said. “That my family is tied so intricately to time travel. Why is that, do yousuppose?”
“Aubriella had a theory,” he glanced at Genevieve. He still hadn’t told her about her cousin jumping through the mirror on her own time travel adventure. “That only those with psychic abilities can travel through time or at the very least be aided by someone who has them. I know you’re adopted, and don’t know how you come by yours, but you must have some. Do you have any specialgifts?”
She tilted her head and appeared lost in thought. “I have a photographic memory, but other than that I don’t think so. Does thatcount?”
It had to. Why else had she been able to travel through time. “Eve has telepathy, Regina, as far as we can tell, is a receiver. She can catch psychic abilities and sometimes share them, but doesn’t have any of her own. Your father has visions or hunches that helps guide him in business. I think your memory thing must be tied into whatever makes youspecial.”
“How did you know about my telepathy?” Genevieve asked. “Did Reginatellyou?”
He nodded. “Aubriella confirmed it. She also told me she’s anempath.”
“So what does my daughter have?” Alys asked. “And how does that make her discover how time travelworks?”
