Total pages in book: 90
Estimated words: 85274 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 426(@200wpm)___ 341(@250wpm)___ 284(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 85274 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 426(@200wpm)___ 341(@250wpm)___ 284(@300wpm)
Him...I’m having a son. The gender was revealed in the bloodwork, and I wanted to know. The more prepared I am, the better.
“I keep hearing you talk about you, but not once have you mentioned the father,” Raelyn points out. “Does that mean you’re no longer going home to tell him that you’re the woman he’s been searching for?”
I shake my head, my heart sinking at the thought. “I can’t do it,” I tell her. “I’m going to eventually tell him. I would never keep him from his son, but I messed up badly and can’t go home like this. He thought he was having sex with a member of the club who was on birth control. He trusted the woman he was with, and she broke that trust. I broke that trust.”
“So, what are you going to do?”
“I’m going to graduate and spend the summer here. I have until the end of November to figure out how to handle this situation. But I’m not going to force Lincoln to be in this baby’s life. He didn’t ask for this, and he shouldn’t be punished for my choices.”
“I wish I could stay,” she says softly, “but—”
“Stop, you have an amazing job waiting for you when we graduate.” She was hired by a prestigious dance company in Chicago where her family lives. It’s literally her dream job. “You have to go. I get it. Luckily, since I own the condo that we live in, I can stay for however long I want.”
When my bio dad—Eleazar—died, I inherited his entire fortune. After selling off everything, and donating all the blood money, I was left with a little over two hundred million dollars. Those who know me don’t understand why I even bothered going to college. Originally it was because I wanted to major in dance therapy, but when I got here, I wasn’t in the right mindset to take classes that would force me to analyze human behaviors—especially since I can barely handle my own on a good day—so I changed my major to dance and spent the past four years dancing my way through school while hiding from my past and home.
“But you’re going to tell him, right?” Raelyn presses. “You’re going to give him the choice.”
“Of course,” I tell her. “I just need some time to figure out how to blow his world apart.”
CHAPTER NINE
LINCOLN
“I can’t find her.” I’ve spent months searching for this woman, but it’s as if she doesn’t exist. I’ve gone through every member of the club, starting with the ones named Liz and Elizabeth who attended the masquerade party on Valentine’s Day. All the members’ cards get scanned when they enter and leave, so it’s all timestamped. Normally, her card would’ve been scanned for the backroom as well, but I fucked up and didn’t ask for her card since I have access to everything. Had I asked for it, I wouldn’t be where I am: at a fucking loss. Because even after combing through every damn member, I still can’t find her, which makes no sense, unless she lied about her name.
“Maybe it’s not her you’re after,” Micah says from the visitor seat in my office. Since we have access to everything electronically, we do the majority of our business at Alexander Enterprises, which is located in downtown Tesoro. “Maybe being with her made you realize you’re ready to settle down, but it’s not actually her you want.” When I hit him with a hard glare, he sighs. “Go on a few dates and see how it goes.”
“How is taking some woman to dinner going to compare to being inside my mystery woman?”
“Okay, then fuck someone else and see if it’s just as good.”
“Not happening,” I tell him. I know I sound crazy, but I’m not ready to give up yet. Maybe it’s because she’s the last person I had sex with, but I can still remember how smooth her creamy flesh felt, still smell her vanilla scent. When I close my eyes, I can feel the way her body fit perfectly with mine. The way she tasted. I always use a condom—always—but that night I was so enraptured by her, I went in raw every single time. It wasn’t smart to go without a rubber, but I can’t say I regret it because fuck, I can still remember the way her warm, tight cunt wrapped around my cock every time she came. Yeah, it was worth it. Thankfully, when I went and got tested afterward, I was given a clean bill of health.
“What are you two gossiping about?” Sienna asks, strolling in.
“Men don’t gossip, they discuss,” Micah corrects, making her roll her eyes as she leans down and kisses him on his lips. She attempts to back away, but he pulls her into his lap, making her squeal, and I can’t help but smile at how happy they are. Before I spent the evening with my mystery woman, Liz a.k.a. Kitten, I was in no rush to have what they have. I was content with my physical relationships, but now, I want more. I want the closeness, the conversation, the family, and I want it with her.