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

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He moved back a step, creating distance with obvious effort. “Ellie, there are people who would use you to reach me.”

A short laugh escaped you, hollow and sharp. “That sounds like a you problem.”

His eyes briefly lowered to your stomach.

“No,” he said quietly. “Now it is an us problem.”

The word us landed strangely.

Too personal.

Too impossible.continue reading …