When Her Secret Son Blew Up My Life

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nights. I built my career, made a name for mys

supposed to be planning the wedding, look

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a low, sharp hiss from my home office. She'

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for you, Jen. He' s tw

in my throat. A

s voice is ice. "I didn' t spend three years hiding a pregnancy and giving birth just for you to

et into the Lester family?" Drew

ity in her tone. "Now get Leo out of

king days off a calendar, she was having a baby with another man. The weight of i

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and strong. Senator Lester. Th

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end. He knows me too well. He

softly. "Are you sure, son? I

s tasting like ash. "It' s been over f

a grandfather' s protective anger. "I

ne. I' ve just traded one lie for another, but this one, a