\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0okay?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0was\u00a0your\u00a0talk\u00a0with\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Landry?\u201d\u00a0Her\u00a0pink\u00a0lips\u00a0were\u00a0turned\u00a0down into\u00a0a\u00a0frown.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0much\u00a0talking,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted,\u00a0my\u00a0cheeks\u00a0flushing.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew impossibly\u00a0large.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh!\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0gasped.\u00a0\u201cWell,\u00a0I\u00a0mean\u2026\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0good,\u00a0right?\u00a0That\u00a0means\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0are\u00a0okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0sighed\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0walked\u00a0together\u00a0towards\u00a0Sampson\u2019s\u00a0office.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know,\u00a0Lucy,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0worrying\u00a0my\u00a0bottom\u00a0lip.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0complicated,\u00a0I\u00a0guess.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cComplicated\u00a0how?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0that\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0paused,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0gather\u00a0my\u00a0thoughts.\u00a0\u201cSo\u00a0much\u00a0had\u00a0happened\u00a0between\u00a0us\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0past.\u00a0So\u00a0much\u00a0left\u00a0unsaid\u2026\u00a0a<\/p>\n
lot\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0about,\u00a0and we\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0really\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0at\u00a0all.\u00a0Now\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0this\u00a0baby\u00a0growing\u00a0inside\u00a0me,\u00a0and things\u00a0are even\u00a0more<\/p>\n
complicated.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0whiplashed,\u00a0too.\u00a0Hours\u00a0ago,\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0engaged\u00a0to\u00a0someone\u00a0else and\u00a0expecting\u00a0her\u00a0baby,\u00a0but\u00a0now<\/p>\n
I\u2019m\u00a0finding\u00a0out\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0true.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0real\u00a0and\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0not\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
I kept\u00a0the\u00a0fact that\u00a0my\u00a0insides\u00a0were\u00a0screaming\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0my\u00a0mate\u00a0because\u00a0that\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0dissect\u00a0right<\/p>\n
now.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0seems like\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0obvious,\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0think?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked,\u00a0raising\u00a0her\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0obvious?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0do,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0answered.\u00a0\u201cLook,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0here\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0wants\u00a0you\u00a0clearly.\u00a0You\u00a0should\u00a0go\u00a0be with\u00a0him\u00a0and\u00a0raise\u00a0your\u00a0baby\u00a0together.\u00a0Your\u00a0baby\u00a0needs\u00a0their\u00a0father;\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0like\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0keep\u00a0him\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0kid\u00a0to\u00a0begin\u00a0with.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0engaged\u00a0to\u00a0anyone\u00a0else,\u00a0and\u00a0from\u00a0that\u00a0blush\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0cheeks,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0assuming\u00a0he\u00a0rocked\u00a0your\u00a0world\u00a0last\u00a0night.\u00a0So,\u00a0you\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0with\u00a0him.\u00a0Go<\/p>\n
back\u00a0to\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0and\u00a0live\u00a0your\u00a0life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tears\u00a0filled\u00a0my\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0scared,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0hurt\u00a0before\u2026\u00a0so\u00a0badly\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0her\u00a0about\u00a0Ethan\u00a0or\u00a0anything\u00a0about\u00a0my\u00a0past.\u00a0But\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0that\u00a0something had\u00a0happened\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0look\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0draped\u00a0an\u00a0arm\u00a0around my\u00a0shoulders\u00a0and\u00a0pulled\u00a0me\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0hug\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0stopped\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0Sampson\u2019s\u00a0office.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0leap\u00a0of faith,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cTrust\u00a0your\u00a0heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0trusted\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0before,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0muttered.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0left\u00a0me\u00a0heartbroken\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0end.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0if\u00a0Gavin\u00a0is\u00a0someone\u00a0to\u00a0put\u00a0my\u00a0faith<\/p>\n
in.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0sighed,\u00a0still\u00a0conflicted\u00a0about\u00a0what\u00a0to do.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0trust\u00a0him,\u00a0I\u00a0truly\u00a0did.\u00a0But\u00a0would\u00a0he\u00a0want\u00a0me\u00a0fully,\u00a0and\u00a0would\u00a0he\u00a0fully\u00a0want\u00a0this\u00a0baby\u00a0inside\u00a0of\u00a0me?\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0allow\u00a0my\u00a0baby to\u00a0feel\u00a0an\u00a0ounce\u00a0of\u00a0being\u00a0unwanted\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0Gavin\u00a0to\u00a0doubt\u00a0me\u00a0or\u00a0our\u00a0baby.<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0612<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
I\u00a0put\u00a0my\u00a0hands\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0belly\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0provide\u00a0some\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0comfort\u00a0to\u00a0this fetus.\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0this\u00a0baby\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0entire<\/p>\n
life.\u00a07<\/p>\n
The\u00a0door\u00a0to\u00a0Sampson\u2019s\u00a0office opened,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0stood\u00a0before\u00a0us,\u00a0staring\u00a0between\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0of\u00a0us.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy,\u201d\u00a0Sampson\u00a0greeted.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0call\u00a0for\u00a0you.\u00a0Come\u00a0in,\u00a0we\u00a0should\u00a0talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0giving\u00a0Lucy\u00a0one\u00a0last\u00a0hug\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0office.<\/p>\n
Sampson\u00a0kissed\u00a0his\u00a0mate\u00a0lovingly\u00a0before\u00a0whispering\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0her.\u00a0She\u00a0nodded\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0space,\u00a0leaving\u00a0me\u00a0alone\u00a0with<\/p>\n
Sampson.\u00a0He\u00a0stepped\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0office,\u00a0shutting\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0behind\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cSit\u00a0down,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0walking\u00a0towards\u00a0his\u00a0desk.\u00a0His\u00a0expression\u00a0was\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0read,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0nervous\u00a0pit\u00a0forming\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0belly.\u00a0I\u00a0sat<\/p>\n
down\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0chair\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0desk\u00a0while\u00a0he\u00a0sat\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0desk\u00a0chair.<\/p>\n
For\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0say\u00a0anything.\u00a0He\u00a0assessed\u00a0me;\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0scanning\u00a0my\u00a0face\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0expecting\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0start\u00a0the<\/p>\n
conversation\u00a0first.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0start\u00a0the\u00a0conversation,\u00a0considering\u00a0I\u00a0did\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0see him\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0call\u00a0for<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha,\u00a0I-\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0held\u00a0his\u00a0hand\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0stop\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0immediately\u00a0clamped\u00a0my lips\u00a0shut.<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 612 \u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0okay?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0was\u00a0your\u00a0talk\u00a0with\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Landry?\u201d\u00a0Her\u00a0pink\u00a0lips\u00a0were\u00a0turned\u00a0down into\u00a0a\u00a0frown. \u201cWe\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0much\u00a0talking,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted,\u00a0my\u00a0cheeks\u00a0flushing. Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew impossibly\u00a0large. \u201cOh!\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0gasped.\u00a0\u201cWell,\u00a0I\u00a0mean\u2026\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0good,\u00a0right?\u00a0That\u00a0means\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0are\u00a0okay?\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shadow-slave-by-author-novelnozi-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}