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Now she had to beup as she had, feeling unloved, unwanted She’d dreaded the days her father had turned up, deirl, not out of any kind of love, or even duty, but out of spite She’d been the weapon he’d used to get at herto her baby

Planned or not, she wanted this baby, wanted to provide a happy and loving home, one free of any worries for her child, and after her childhood she knew that could only be achieved either entirely on her own or with the full support of a man who loved her and wanted the sae so how could he possibly be there for his child? That left only one option To get the divorce papers signed and end that chapter of her life so that she could raise her child alone First she had to tell hiht to know even if he never wanted to see his child

‘Max’ She put aside her past together with her future worries and focused on the present She said his name softly as she ht She tried again, firmer this time ‘Max’

He turned and looked at her, his handsome features she knew and loved marred by an expression that struck dread into her heart Had he already heard? Was it possible soiven away her secret?

‘What are you doing here, Lisa? Con the divorce papers? Maybe you have found someone new and want to move on?’ His accent was littered in his eyes The heavier than usual shadow of stubble on abut perfection notched up her nerves So with her? Seeing how long she’d hold out on him?

Well, she wouldn’t give him the satisfaction She would tell hie her

‘I have so to tell you’ There was a waiver of uncertainty in her voice and, judging by the slight narrowing of his inky black eyes, he’d detected it

‘Nothing I don’t already know You are a bit late to the party, Lisa’ The venom in his words sent her heart into freefall as panic raced around her How could he be so callous about the baby? His baby Even if he’d found out froossips, it was still his baby

She lifted her chin and glared angrily at hi to reduce her to a nervous wreck She had to be strong, had to say what she needed to and then go—leave him to his foul mood ‘I wasn’t aware such news required a party’

He stood up, his height suddenly doulp down in order to remain calm As always he wore a dark suit, tailored and very expensive, which fitted him to perfection and she couldn’t help but allow her eyes to travel down his long legs The part of her that loved thisto freeze him out of her life But hadn’t he already done that when he walked out on her so soon after vowing to spend the rest of his life with her? Then again the o?

He moved closer to her Too close ‘Since when have you known?’ The feral growl of his voice warned her that his anger was running on a short leash, desperate to break free The day he’d walked out on their e he’d made it clear he’d never wanted to be married and most certainly had never wanted to be a father She’d been convinced it was her casual e Now he glared up at her, as if to reaffirlared up at her she was shocked by how anger glittered dangerously in his dark eyes

‘About teeks’ As soon as she’d said it she kneas a lacial black and his lips pressed into a firm line of fury

‘Teeks?’ The words echoed around the empty rooly close She’d never seen hiht noas the perfect time to tell me what you knew? More to the point, how the hell did you find out?’

‘Find out?’ She stu the question, but stood tall before hi to be intimidated by his black mood ‘I wanted to be sure’

‘Be sure of what?’ He sat back and looked at her as if seeing her for the first time and a flutter of doubt crossed her ly assu about two entirely different subjects? If so, as so bad it had ry?