One Night, One Baby

r eyes, she saw Damien's face, his words, his unwavering

, but this nightmare wasn't a figment of

ing, its shrill tone cutting through the haze of exhaustion. Sh

wn Nu

icemail. But a gnawing sense of responsibility-the feelin

ed the gr

ed, her voice raspy

tive voice on the other end. It wa

mi

, irritation seeping into

" he said, his voice the epi

don't nee

est. I've already arranged every

elplessness crashing over her. He was always like this-al

t felt like ther

t, her teeth gritt

before Damien spoke again, his ton

or the baby, Aurora

d spun with anger, but something else, something s

me," she said, the words tumblin

trol you. I'm trying t

that, h

ing there, phone in h

ad worked so hard to create was no lon

face the consequences

amien's

uilding that stretched high into the New York skyline. She had been to pla

imposing structure of glass and steel th

elt s

vide. She was no stranger to high-end hotels

e building, the doorman gre

Mr. Lexington is

g the weight of his words set

d, she couldn't help but fe

out her anymore. It

remind hers

ing this f

, leading to a set of double doors at the end. She stepped out,

when the door swung o

air a little mussed, his eyes locking onto hers with the s

steady, almost as if he had been expecti

d there, letting the space between them feel vast

s tone softening sligh

She couldn't deny the attraction that still lingered betwee

oors gleamed under the soft lighting, and sleek modern furniture was arranged perfectly around the room. The view of the city

ff as he looked at her, his ga

seat on one of the couches.

ery movement with that all-knowing l

hould

ad. "I'm fine. I'm

on his lips. "I'm not asking you to sleep, Aurora. B

"You think this is easy for me? That I can just forget everyth

mained calm. "This isn't about pleasing me. Th

se again, but this time,

isions for me, Damien. I'm not som

. "I'm not trying

feel like there was no escape. He was so sure of himself, so confident, that

er eyes narrowing, "you're try

m doing this for the baby. You can fight m

m in her stomach. Why did h

with tension. She could feel the weight of hi

st to herself. "But I won't just sit back

voice quieter now. "Then

before she could, the sound of her pho

as a

leaping into her throat wh

everyth

e wanted to tell Lena the truth. She wanted to

face a study of intensity,

zed just how much she didn't know

him? Could she r

g into a trap she