Love For Hire

Aclon Kustium, six years later…

Kinsley sat in the royal gardens watching her daughter Bailey playing in the grass with her dolls. Kinsley ran her hand over her swollen belly. She was eight months pregnant with their first son (or so they believed thanks to an early trimester ultrasound). The sound of footsteps on the stone pathway drew both of their attention.

Kinsley smiled to see Nicholas coming their way with Brutus at his side. Bailey squealed with delight as she jumped to her feet and ran to her father. Nicholas dropped to one knee and hugged his daughter as she jumped into his arms. After a hug, Bailey stepped back as Nicholas lovingly dragged his fingers down over her face. It was how he saw in this world, how he knew what his beautiful daughter looked like with her dark curls and her cute little face. Kinsley smiled. Bailey always liked it when he did that.

wanted to go, but being eight months into her pregnancy, she could not fly. Nicholas lifted Bailey

my boy

giggled. “How was the

to believe he is gone. I owe that man everything. He gave me my