The Greek's Pregnant Bride

Chapter 13

‘If you feel that strongly about it, you can change your name to Mondelli.’

‘That is out of the question.’

‘Why? Because you’re a man? I never took you for a caveman.’

‘It’s the tradition of marriage.’

‘We’re not marrying for traditional reasons. As I pointed out last night, we’re living in the twenty-first century. Plenty of couples marry without taking each other’s surnames. I’m sorry if this disappoints you but I’m not changing my name. It’s non-negotiable.’

‘Our child will take my name.’ He stared at her, the fire in his blue eyes, normally so warm and full of vitality, now turned icy cold. ‘That is non-negotiable.’

to take his name for herself— refusing to let their child take his

coldness in his eyes thawed a fraction. ‘Does this mean—finally—that you will agree to our

that woman. She didn’t want to be a harridan but she knew she needed

is what’s

to confirm paternity until after the birth. In the meantime, her name would be dragged through the mud again. She would have to cope with swarms of paparazzi hounding her; read the lies that would follow as speculation grew over who her

suffer. Rocco would too and God alone knew her brother had suffered

her baby could be the one to suffer the most. Imagining—knowing—what people were thinking of her, were saying about her... It would contaminate her, just like it had the first time. She didn’t want that bitterness

marrying Christian was the obvious, practical thing to

the moment when she would have to say aloud the words agreeing

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