Damian's POV

The first headlines broke before dawn.

Damian Blackwood was a man used to seeing his name on the front page, but never like this. Never with words that threatened to crash years of carefully constructed silence.

“Vanessa Hart Expecting Blackwood Heir?”

“Damian Blackwood to Be a Father?”

“Exclusive: Socialite Vanessa Hart Confirms Pregnancy, Names Billionaire Lover.”

He sat at the head of the long dining table in the Blackwood mansion, the early morning light ...