Chapter 0279
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I carry her, and we head to the library. One of my favorite places in the house. windows, I pull down my camisole and bra. She attaches immediately and begins to feed.
I watch her as she feeds. Her beautiful blue eyes staring at me with wonder and trust. I let out a small laugh when I realize that none of my kids have my eyes. Both took their dads‘ eye color.
Running my finger down her soft cheek, I continue staring at her. Wondering how Ethan looked. Iris looks. like me except for her eyes, so I have nothing to draw on when imagining how Ethan looks.
After she’s done, I stand up and burp her. She isn’t really a fussy baby and usually sleeps after feeding, but right now she was putting up a fight. She was crying and refusing to quiet down.
I all but gave up after a few minutes of trying to soothe her when Rowan walks in. He had discarded his coat, and his sleeves were folded. Silently, he takes Iris from me, and she immediately quiets down.
“Why is my princess crying?” he asks, smiling and in a really sweet voice.
Iris stares at him with so much wonder and fascination. If I didn’t know better, I would think she worships
him.
quiet as Rowan continues having a one–sided conversation with my daughter. I had
from my musings. “You have to understand that I get jealous and angry every time
confession catches me off guard. I don’t know how to
another man’s arms. That’s why I get so angry any time he’s mentioned, because he did the one thing no other man has been able to do. He was
me.
I
that’s what I’m struggling to understand. How was Ethan able to do it? I don’t feel anything towards the man right now, but that doesn’t change the fact
is Ethan, Rowan?” I
back when Emma was all he saw and breathed, and what
him I was afraid he might have
sighs before
widen at his answer, “Say
have
“Ethan is in prison.”
see that
“What the hell happened?”
tell me everything. How Ethan was Nora and Theo’s adopted son. He told me how he played me and
Rowan in shock. “I was having sex with my adopted brother while he was planning my untimely demise
his mouth startles Iris,
mentioning you, Ethan, and sex in the
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