YOU ACCIDENTALLY SENT THE MAFIA BOSS THE WRONG ULTRASOUND—MINUTES LATER HE CLAIMED THE BABY, BUT NEVER EXPECTED YOU TO CLAIM YOUR OWN STRENGTH

treating your ambition like a temporary hobby that adulthood would eventually erase.

Luca said it as though your future was unquestionable.

That frightened you in an entirely new way.

Because part of you wanted to believe him.

He left shortly after midnight.

Not because you trusted him.

Because you insisted.

Before leaving, he paused by the door with one continue reading …