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‘I would never abandon our child,’ he said harshly ‘I’ve lived without a father; I knohat it’s like to wonder where you’re from I will never let our child wonder who I am’

‘My father said that to my mother He promised he would love and care for us but he broke it—he broke the pro woman He abandoned me He abandoned Rocco’

‘I am not your father What he did was despicable After the way ive up my own flesh and blood’

‘I have to trust that you won’t be like either of our fathers but I find trusting people, especially uardian of ’

If fire could have shot from eyes then what burned from Christian’s would have had her in flaht for our child through every court in every land’

The tension that had been crahout the conversation loosened a touch

She believed him

Their child would have a father A proper father

She just had to hope her trust in this respect wasn’t misplaced For her child’s sake, she had to try

‘I’ melodramatic I just need to be sure We both need to be sure If we marry then that’s it—we’re ree, I want you to promise that you will be discreet in your affairs’

His head twisted at her abrupt change of direction ‘My affairs?’