Loving him was forbidden. Carrying his baby? Unforgivable.

I was raised in shadows, but never allowed to see the darkness.

My father’s world of power and whispers? Off-limits.

Until danger forced them to assign me a protector—

Lochlan O’Rourke. Ex-soldier. Psychologically wrecked. And devastatingly off-limits.

I wasn’t supposed to fall for him.

But his touch lit a fire no one could extinguish.

His loyalty. His scars. His kiss.

He became mine… before I ever realized the price.

Then came the blackmail.

“Meet us. Betray them. Or watch your father burn.”

I chose family. And fed the enemy secrets.

Now Loch thinks I’m cheating.

And I’m carrying his baby.

My mother wants me married to...

Loving him was forbidden. Carrying his baby? Unforgivable.

I was raised in shadows, but never allowed to see the darkness.

My father’s world of power and whispers? Off-limits.

Until danger forced them to assign me a protector—

Lochlan O’Rourke. Ex-soldier. Psychologically wrecked. And devastatingly off-limits.

I wasn’t supposed to fall for him.

But his touch lit a fire no one could extinguish.

His loyalty. His scars. His kiss.

He became mine… before I ever realized the price.

Then came the blackmail.

“Meet us. Betray them. Or watch your father burn.”

I chose family. And fed the enemy secrets.

Now Loch thinks I’m cheating.

And I’m carrying his baby.

My mother wants me married to someone clean, someone safe.

But I already belong to a man with blood on his hands and war in his eyes.

Now he’s demanding the truth I’ve buried for weeks.

How do I tell my protector he’s about to become a father…

…when he might not forgive me for what I’ve done?