The Heir He Never Knew

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the doctor's voice

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walked into that hospital as a man, and walke

and reached for the glass of

dent that haunted

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umors of infidelity had spread like wildfire. Photos. Messages. All perfectly timed.

er a whore. And when she stood there, eyes filled with disbelief and tears, begg

even let

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Reina, peeked i

Rafael

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rowned b

eated. He stared at it, unease prickling beneath his skin. H

a

was nothing but a liar. But this

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ud to listen, so

. I just wanted you to know

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s heart

image of the small fetus inside the womb. A

onths f

chair behind his desk, the ultrasound photo sl

time, he sa

oughts

it b

be carryin

verything he was-and everyt

bed beside him, wrapped her arms around him like she always did. He remembered the warmth of her ski

o start a f

forehead, and made love to her

s the l

e night she

troyed her

om, shattering against the wall. Raf

d a c

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ing," Rafael sai

ut

d ever

bed his coat,

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ks late

shoreline, her hand resting protectively over her small but growing belly.

rom R

trayal. The man she had loved with every piece of her soul ha

s a gift. A miracle she w

e warm sand, cl

her still needed him to know. That before the ruin, there had be

ael never b

never cam

r stomach, tears slip

im," she whispere

Rafael was already bo

ly one destin

t, the ultrasound photo tucked into h

uttered. "I w

was low an

ill find you. And I will