l to rest and protect her pregnancy, pl

able baby bump, she kn

le either. My husband was worri

he deliberately pushed her belly forwa

a strange sense of familiarity wa

en she smiled. Only Clara had long forgotten how to smi

rely casting Ivy a brief glance bef

he only one she blamed was the

herself against the cabinet, and shot

fly before he remained seated by t

ed her tee

apartment. It was ru

ed was to live in Et

Clara had long cherished filled her

so long-not for the title of a mi

her of Ethan's only chil

pregnant. Sounds like this baby won't be easy to keep.

in fury, his eyes blazi

one more word and I'll make sure you d

ing the devoted protector with a blank fa

guessed they had been tangled t

their act and turned her f

to love herself and t

y would be strang

o care about what happened

two of them would have to

t, Clara had

, when Ethan, reckless and young, had angered a Harborcliff g

n terrified, none daring t

had walked into the gang leader'

s pain dragged her into darkness, she hadn't even thought about savi

gasped for breath, snapping awak

lickered in

man who had abandoned her and her mother

ons finally settled, a sardon

ink controlling the underworld of Asterfall

ce, how could Harborcliff have re

rself to calm down, closed her ey

reathing and a woman's breathless m

iliar voices during a v

omen, she forced herself up and li

man and woman were tangled together like

this afternoon. I don'

an's kiss, pressing a hand

hy did you force me to be with you? If I'd k

in his eyes as desire consumed his ga

want you exposing our affair to Clara. She's been with me for so many years. Even if she hasn't

, Ivy leaned in a

just get jealous and can't h

d Ethan's waist, savoring the wa

gain, I'll ignore you comple

lara's chest rose a

lower body, blood flowing freely

tter this way. Th

he floor, her face d

d cry rang out, "

ushed back into the emergency

lliding and mingled moans grew loud

for this, witnessing Ethan lost in an

she still couldn't bring

ally steadied herself and said s