Tessa’s heart thudded out of rhythm, sharp pain stabbing her side again and again without mercy.

Earlier, she had listened to the doctor talking to Nathan while she pretended to sleep. She was furious. Beyond furious, because Nathan had lied and hidden the pregnancy from her. They had blown up at each other in that hospital room. But deep down, buried beneath all that anger, there was relief. Nathan had accepted the baby even before she knew what was growing inside her. She could not deny ...