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My brain started putting it all together and the very idea gave et toare made into celebrity news then they won’t dare to?" I could hear the fear in ine that Senator Oakley would wantexcept date his son? It was Lance Oakley who’d done the da I didn’t cause? I was the victim here, and as much as I loathed the idea, it was the truth

"I cannot take the risk with you and I won’t, not ever" Ethan kissed e down my belly "I always say you are brilliant because you are You understand, then"

"Yeah, I get it I understand that a powerful political party may want to snuff me out, but that doesn’t " I could feel Ethan tense behind

"I told you I would do whatever it takes to secure your safety, Brynne, and I will I prooddaround out "And I want the fact that we are expecting a baby to be part of the announcement as well It just htly "Which you are"

Yeah, my man was not happy at all He sounded a little wounded too, and I felt guilty yet again for being so unappreciative I guess it was just one rateful Ethan wanted toto make a commitment to our child, I hated that threats fro force behind his proposal

"I’ this easy on you, Ethan I wish I could be different about this" In so many ways, I wish it "But you should know it’s not really every girl’s drea to kill her"

"There’s a lot rowled, "and you know it" Ethan thrust up the drain plug and heaved himself out of the tub He offered his hand to assist ry, a little hurt, and a lot beautiful in all his ether by accident is driving it too

I accepted his hand and let him drawot to ht over where our baby would be growing

I gasped and felt tears starting again, fully unable to bring h everything intact Why did I have to be so weak?

He lifted his eyes up "But I love you, Brynne, and I have to be with you Isn’t that enough?"

I lost it Cooddamn zillionth tiot the deluxe euy

My outburst didn’t seehtime with no more de his co in return

He was thinking I could hear the cogs grinding around inside his head as he ponderedwithout saying anything

I was too, though I re Dr Roswell had said to me more than once Whenever I expressed h one step at a time, one day at a time, Brynne"

Another cliché, yes, but one that was spot-on true, as Ethan liked to say soh this one step at a tih, Ethan," I whispered His fingers stilled in h"