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Christian poured himself another bourbon

He should check himself into a hotel and out of Alessandra’s apartment She’d spelt out in no uncertain terh for her

He wasn’t enough

Did it really hts with regard to their baby He would still be a father Alessandra would never deny him access; that he kneith as deep a certainty as he knew anything She would do the right thing by all of them

So why did it feel as if his world had toppled upside down?

And why did he feel so full and nauseous?

He finished his drink and poured another The bottle was now empty

Yes Time to leave

The freedoladly sacrificed for his unborn baby was his again to do with as he pleased

Under normal circumstances he would hunt down Rocco, Stefan or Zayed and talk theht out But these weren’t normal circumstances Not for any of them Rocco would sooner spit on him than see hi Clio—he hadn’t seen that co ti to take over the throne