Loving him was forbidden. Carrying his baby? Unforgivable.
I was raised in shadows, but never allowed to see the darkness.
My father’s world of power and whispers? Off-limits.
Until danger forced them to assign me a protector—
Lochlan O’Rourke. Ex-soldier. Psychologically wrecked. And devastatingly off-limits.
I wasn’t supposed to fall for him.
But his touch lit a fire no one could extinguish.
His loyalty. His scars. His kiss.
He became mine… before I ever realized the price.
Then came the blackmail.
“Meet us. Betray them. Or watch your father burn.”
I chose family. And fed the enemy secrets.
Now Loch thinks I’m cheating.
And I’m carrying his baby.
My mother wants me married to someone clean, someone safe.
But I already belong to a man with blood on his hands and war in his eyes.
Now he’s demanding the truth I’ve buried for weeks.
How do I tell my protector he’s about to become a father…
…when he might not forgive me for what I’ve done?
