She thought she was merely a stand-in for the woman he loved, and endured one humiliation after another. By the time the truth came to light and he finally came to his senses, she had already vanished into the vast sea of humanity with their child. Five years later, she returned with a gifted little one and a dazzling new identity. He, meanwhile, had spent the long years drowning in regret, waiting for a redemption he knew would never come.