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Shakingme “I don’t believe you How could you keep any of this froht you loved me”

“I do,” he rasped “Baby, I love youreason I even get out of bed in theif you will give me five minutes”

“Why?” I cried “So you can lie to me more? Feed me more bullshit? You pro, and yet you kept so as major as this from me You lied”

“Kitten, you were so distraught over your dad, I didn’t want to addto marry Darcy It was just an idea Lyla canant like she was telling everyone” ILyric to move closer to me protectively “She is, but it’s notI love and hold dear, I’m not the father of her child Fuck, baby, I hadn’t even seen her in years until the night of my parents’ party”

“Then who the hell is the father?” I demanded, unsure if I believed him or not

“I don’t know yet I’ve had a tail on her for the past week to see what he can find out about her” He rabbed Lyric’s arm and used him as a human shield to keep Braxton away I could barely see him over my cousin’s shoulder, but I was sure everyone in the hospital heard his feral growl, and for a moment, I actually worried about Lyric’s safety “Goddamn it, Nevaeh, let me touch you I can’t stand this distance between us I’ Darcy I’m not the father of her baby You are the only wo heart out”

The pain in his voice onlythat ive in

“Having Darcy show up at our door, finding out you were keeping shit from me, that tore my heart out, Braxton!” I yelled at him over Lyric

“Hey, hey, hey!” I stiffened at the sound of Mohter atout here?”

I turned to face her When I saw her ashen face and the tears on her cheeks,out in gasps

Her eyes went to everyone before they landed onsoftened in her tense face “He’s in pain but good He told me to tell you how ain “Mia, I think you should take your friends back to your house This isn’t the tiuys, and I won’t have Nevaehto stress Drake out more”

“I agree,” Uncle Nik announced, co out of the men’s roo There was sohter “After the hell you’ve put o, I’m surprised you would keep secrets from anyone, Mia Least of all from Nevaeh”

“This isn’t like that at all,” she told him with a stubborn lift of her chin “I just wanted to protect Nevaeh”

“Yeah, and that hat I was doing with you, but that whole situation ruined our entire relationship, didn’t it?” He walked around Braxton and Lyric and put his arm around my shoulders “Nohatever you have to say to each other can and ait until later, Mia For now, take your ass home and stay there”

Chapter 20