my chest, and my eyes

ore me parted, their heads

l, commanding man, his steps unh

the hard lines of his frame, broad

e, a pair of eyes glinted with lethal intensity-when they narrowed, the

struck me

the Edwards Group, a billionaire whose

was unmarried bu

le girl would be his child. And he'd allowed his girlfr

erce in my chest, my hands curling in

figure on the bed, concern fla

o cut. "What the hell did you do to my daughter? Are you l

You've got the audacity to accuse me? Don't you dare call yourself her fathe

urned to Daniel. "When the police get here, I'll tell them everything. But

rd the bed, my arm shot out to

bodyguards stiffened, then surged forward, forming a s

e that. You despicable woman, suspected of kidnapping the

of me. "So? What are y

es. He lifted a hand without loo

ogether, rough hands clamping d

stood no chanc

oward the door, a thin, fragile vo

lease don't

awake, blinking as she

, and he quickly signaled t

g close with a worried frown. "E

curling around mine as if afraid I

. "You don't have to thank m

ow why... but when you're

ed her small head against my side, cl

I could stop it, a quiet, unfamili

breath around us-the bodyguards staring as if

struck me as odd, but I ha

nt, the poli

h. Then, right in front of everyone, I accused Daniel of failing as a guardian,

cted the child, one of the officers turned to Daniel and asked evenly

resence turned oppressive. Lowering his voice, he replied in a cold tone,

ed. He bent down, carefully lifting Emily fr

my hand, small fingers trembling with reluctance. Her eyes

her gaze, I lowered my voice and reassured her

hand and nod, docile but seriou

l's arms, yet her gaze c

a sudden thought struck me-Emily's asthma was sever

inct, I hurrie

ollowing the birth of Miss Edwards, the child grew up without a mother's care. She became withdrawn, rarely engaging with anyone. Even when you're with her... she alm

still for a moment, the ai

hing about her

t know what he had said. But I didn't need to hear

straight down my spine and

Daniel was paranoid, cautiou

icion, but his power. In Atokton, a man li

idn't survive un

e identity from some tiny clu

ase coiled in my chest.

only sensible choice. Otherwise, it

*

ms, Daniel's assistant, placed a thick, meti

le before stopping abruptly

on hardened, pupils contrac

ld it b