The baby was meant to change everything. Instead, it exposed a secret powerful enough to bring an empire to its knees overnight.

And despite everything…

I had loved him.

Completely.

The kind of love that convinces a woman to ignore every warning until those warnings leave permanent scars.

Now I was Isabella Bennett again, hidden behind my maiden name and carrying a child Luca was never supposed to know existed.

I moved carefully toward the back of the showroom, where a pale oak crib continue reading …