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.
daughter. I had
mean to shout at you,” his soft and remorseful voice pulls me from my musings. “You have to understand
how to react to it, so instead I just keep
angry any time he’s mentioned, because he did the one thing no other man has been able to do. He was able to
me.
I
right… And 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 that
is Ethan, Rowan?” I
all
I was afraid he
before answering
widen at his answer,
have heard
“Ethan is in prison.”
not see
“What the hell happened?”
me everything. How Ethan was Nora and Theo’s adopted son. He told me how he played me and how
having sex with my adopted brother while he was planning my untimely demise the whole
deep growl that leaves his mouth startles Iris, who was beginning
tell you about mentioning you, Ethan, and sex in
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