Mathew POV.

When I received the message on my cell phone, I immediately glanced at the screen and saw it was from Alex. "Damn it," I muttered under my breath, feeling my stomach drop. "I knew this was coming."

I stared at the phone for a long moment, my jaw clenching. "Maybe he really doesn't want me to be his son-in-law for different reasons," I said aloud to myself, pacing around my office. "Maybe it's because I hadn't told him from the start who I really was." I ran my hand through my ...