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I vowed to protect this child with all I had, doing all I could to keep it out of harm’s way

My ued me

Hoas I going to tell him?

Whether or not Vik would be a part of the process was not for ned up for this The apprehension of having that conversation was enough to make me hyperventilate I couldn’t keep it a secret forever If my calculations were correct, and I was pretty sure they were, I was close to six weeks pregnant And due to the fact that I had no idea what I was doing, I decided to call Pox

Pox was one of those people who ca with ent man, one who kept to himself but also worked with a lot of questionable people Because of this, he let a lot slide After all, when you dealt with crooks, you becaht, there wasn’t a job he wouldn’t do

I didn’t know his real name I doubted most anyone did apart from his family and a select few What I did know of Pox was that he was once a doctor as a part of so his license I didn’t knohat he did to get his license revoked, but I guess it didn’t er practicedhis skills to firs all over the state

He was trusted enough to have his nuerous men in the country His nickname steh I didn’t always feel co him Pox, he never seemed to mind it

This was one of those moments Sasha had referred to And as I scrolled to find his number, I counted myself lucky to have a man as discreet as Pox at my beck and call

A quick phone call to the man and I had an appointment booked in to see his sister, an OB/GYN, that afternoon It was allso quickly I didn’t have ti I didn’t want to think too deeply about anything Not until I saw the doctor

I thought to be inconspicuous, but when I made my way over to Lev and Mina’s to find a full house, I found it hard to act right Letting ot no response It was easy enough to figure out hen I heard conversation co from the kitchen

My stomach flip-flopped when I saw him

The father ofthere without a clue as to how our lives were about to change

“Hey, there she is” Vik straightened in his seat I spared hi his shoulder as I passed, gratitude in my touch

A s followed Vik and Anika sat at the table with Lev and Mina while Sasha stood off to the side, standing close to where Alessio sat on a stool at the counter, holding our chubby little Lidi, who looked about ready to fall asleep with her head on his shoulder Not surprisingly, Cora sat on the stool beside hihtly in her eyes