der graduate student-the kind of man who could discuss Proust and pour a perfect Scotch in the same breath. That collegiate charm was
et entered, she realized exactly how naive she'd been. Her br
bed it out in a crystal ashtray. His brow furrowed sli
ouldn't say no. I didn't tell you beforehand because I knew you'd overreact. You'd make it complicated, and Sera couldn't handle any more stress. She was already showing signs of sev
at him. "A mino
imself, jaw tightening. "
rial to your dead brother's wife without telling your own wife. You let the entire fami
against the armrest. "It's
st fathered
lastair's death destroyed Sera. She was a shell. This baby gave h
The silence stretched,
ery moment she'd been made to feel like an outsider in her own marriage. But if she starte
yes that held depths he'd never bothered to explore. The quiet devastation in her expression stir
uzzed again
nizable. "Hey. Yeah, I'm still at the house. Be there soon. You nee
ther chose it. She wanted to honor Alastair, but using his name directly felt like tempti
y back. Your brother's widow an
Lachlan's expression darken
ng him
so
n't
ut that's a technicality. This is about family. About legacy. About doing what'
calities. For instance-how exactly did you make the donation? Did you go to the c
ssed his face before he locked it down. "I told you. I had samples f
was smooth as glass. "I was
solutel
ith mock innocence. "I just asked a quest
tween Sera and me. This wasn't an affair. It was a medical procedure to h
" Jasmine ec
accusation. "Three years of marriage, and you've never once trie
unspoken words
a reason
ree years, and her womb had remained empty. Meredith called her a barren hen behind her back. The family whispered about her failure to

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