The Greek's Pregnant Bride
Chapter 8
He knew what his response must be.
‘Yes,’ he said, nodding slowly for emphasis. ‘I will support you and our child. But in return I want you to marry me.’
* * *
The comb holding Alessandra’s hair in place had been digging into her scalp all day, a minor irritation that suddenly felt magnified enough for her to yank it out. She got to her feet, swiping fallen hair off her face.
For a moment she couldn’t speak, her brain struggling to find the English she’d spoken like a native since early childhood. ‘I know this is a shock for you. I know, okay? But marriage?’
‘Yes, marriage.’
She shook her head, trying her hardest not to let panic set in. ‘Please, don’t say anything you’ll regret in the morning when you look at the situation with fresh eyes.’
the situation.
won’t be marrying
voice. ‘Alessandra, think about it. This is the
no stigma
didn’t understand. ‘Children need and deserve two parents.
she thought bitterly. Yes, her father was still alive, but he’d never been a real father to her. He’d abandoned her almost from her first breath. By the time of her first birthday, he’d gambled and drunk away their home and had foisted Rocco and her
last thing she’d expected Christian to suggest. The most she’d hoped for was public support for her and their child,
with Christian flitting in and out when it suited him. She’d even prepared her ‘please don’t introduce our child to
be realistic.
he finished for her,
just one of the many words they’d used to describe people who willingly entered matrimony. They’d even toasted this rare meeting
Something neither of
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