Tatum smiled knowingly. "Miss, if you come with me to my nephew's full moon banquet, my whole family will be overjoyed. They'll welcome you warmly."

If Elora went with him, his family would see her as his future wife and treat her accordingly.

But Tatum didn't say that out loud.

He and Elora weren't at the stage where they could openly talk about love.

That was fine. He wasn't in a hurry. He would take his time, warming her heart little by little- just like slowly heating water for a frog. Eventually, everything would fall into place naturally.

Elora raised an eyebrow and teased, "Your sister-in-law hasn't even given birth yet, and you're already calling the baby your nephew? Are you all hoping for a boy? I heard from Rosie that your family elders are actually wishing for a girl."

To outsiders, the York family might seem untouchable, but for some reason, every woman who marries into our family ends up having sons. There hasn't been a daughter in three generations. My grandmother, my mother, and

us grandsons, and we're all married. That means she has nine granddaughters-in-law, so there's more hope than ever. She's counting on us to finally give her a great-granddaughter. But my eldest sister-in-law is almost certainly having a boy. The elders say her belly is pointed, and Sonny keeps calling the baby his little brother.

smiled. "If anyone in your family ever has a daughter, she's going to

agreed. "She'd be adored by everyone. I love soft, sweet little

Elora for a moment, filled with

the idea of a niece, what he really wanted was for he and Elora to have a

beautiful

came from a family with many daughters, the complete opposite of the

he married her, they'd finally break

waiting for the right time to

future wife. Thinking too far ahead wouldn't

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