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‘Just give it a go’ Seb was surprised by how much he wanted, needed her to say yes—and not just because of the child she carried, not just because she could solve the whole heir issue and provide the stability he needed to turn the castle’s fortunes around

But they were the important reasons and Seb ruthlessly pushed aside the e to reach out and touch her, to run a finger along those long, bare legs ‘If it doesn’t work out or if you’re unhappy I won’t stop you leaving’

‘Divorce?’ Her voice caught on the word and her back seemed to shrink inwards

‘Leave that’ He stood up and took the dishcloth fro her chin until she looked up at him, her eyes cloudy ‘If you wanted then yes, an aive it a real try though, promise me five years at least’

That was a respectable ah the h

‘I don’t know’ She stepped back, away from his touch, and he dropped his eertips ‘Getting ’

‘All et-out clause Look’ Seb clenched his hands He was losing her In a way he was ih for most women

It was tiuns

‘This isn’t about us It’s about our child His future We owe it to hi for him’

‘Or her’

‘Or her’

Thoughts hirling around in Daisy’s brain, a giant tangled skein of the under the decision she was faced with

But she was going to be a s and ice creaot round to figuring out childcare and working long days on sleepless nights It would be good to have someone else involved Not someone she was dependent on but someone as as invested in the baby as she was

And if he didn’t marry her he would marry elsewhere That should make it easier to turn him down But it showed how committed he was

What would she tell people? That she’d ain? She’d worked so hard to put her past behind her The thought of confessing the truth to her family sent her stomach into co parents and indulgent sisters that she was pregnant after a one-night stand—but don’t worry, she was getting married?