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

made him seem less like a myth.

Less like a monster.
More dangerous in an entirely different way.

Then, at twenty-two weeks, the threat arrived.

Not from Luca.

From within his own family.

You discovered the envelope taped to your apartment door after class. No postage. No return address. Inside was a single ultrasound photo and a handwritten note.

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