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“Thank you But I’ on you”

“I’m fine” Her hand moved to her abdomen “We’re fine I promise”

She turned and walked away He wanted to go after her He wanted to pull her into his arms and hold her close, reassure himself that she was truly fine But he didn’t ht to touch her—even if she was carrying his baby

His feet resu to rest on a ht frolitter It was new to the room He was drawn to it

Hehis full view And then he realized it was a wedding dress At first, he assu business, but a closer inspection revealed that the dress was in the process of being sewn

What was it doing here? The business bought dresses, not created them And if this dress was a part of the business, it would be in the front rooms, in the space dedicated to the business, not back here in Sylvie’s private rooms

What in the world? Was Sylviedress? But why? To marry whom? Him? The breath hitched in his throat That couldn’t happen

But there was a baby to consider—their baby Still, didn’t Sylvie understand he wouldn’tto

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

THE NIGHT HAD been restless

And thewasn’ta few spots she hadn’t known existed But she refused to let that get her down The fact the baby was safe was the bal

The baby

Those two life-altering words kept playing over and over in her mind She knew she should be shocked and scared, and she was, but there was also a sense of awe

She placed a hand to her still-flat abdomen It was so hard to believe there was a little baby in there But it was true She’d seen it with her own eyes And Enzo had witnessed it, too

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