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.’

cool tone. It was one thing refusing to take his name for herself— refusing to let their child take his name too would feel as if

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

proved she wouldn’t be that woman. She didn’t want to be a harridan but she knew she needed to establish the ground rules first. She’d worked too hard to build a life that was all her own to give it up without a fight.

what’s best

agree, he would refuse to confirm paternity until after the birth. In the meantime, her name would be dragged through the mud again. She would have to

suffer. Rocco would too and

thinking of her, were saying about her... It would contaminate her, just like it had the first time. She didn’t want that bitterness

she looked at it, marrying Christian was the obvious, practical thing to do. Her head knew it. Soon enough her

marriage work on a practical level?’ she asked, stalling the moment when she would have to say aloud the words agreeing to tie her life to

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