Chapter 19
“IAN!” ]
Fiona’s cry was pure anguish. Her fault. She hadn’t shielded him.[]
“Get in the car! Hospital! Now!” Seth commanded, already moving.]]
Wordlessly, Fiona scooped Ian up, the priority crystal clear: save the child. []
Seth drove like the devil, but luck held. Ian’s injury, while bloody, wasn’t severe.]
As Ian’s eyes fluttered open, a sudden, deep sob wracked his small frame.
“Auntie Fiona!” he cried, clarity blazing in his eyes. “I remember! Mommy! Daddy!” He threw his arms around his weeping parents.
Fiona stared, stunned. Seth’s unintended violence… had jolted Ian’s memory back. []
But it changed nothing for her. “Seth,” she stated, her voice devoid of warmth, “there is no ‘us‘. Never again.”
“Don’t say that,” Seth pleaded, her coldness a physical blow. “I won’t stop-“]
“Won’t stop what? Harassing my wife? The mother of my child?” []
A tall, broad–shouldered man with striking features stepped beside Fiona, smoothly taking her hand. []
Fiona blinked, then played her part. “This is my husband, Sebastian Gray.” []
Ian’s uncle, Lucas’s younger brother. []
He’d offered the charade; she’d commit.[]
Her hand rested lightly on her still–flat belly. “Pregnant. Just over a month. Twins.” []
“My children this time.“]
Seth recoiled, color draining from his face. “Impossible…”
Sebastian’s laugh was easy, confident. “Maybe we’ll invite you to the twins‘ full moon celebration? Thanks, mate. Thanks for having lousy taste. Gave me the chance to win this incredible woman.” He squeezed Fiona’s hand, his gaze locked on Seth, unwavering. “I won’t let go. Not ever. Your chance? Gone.“]
Seth felt flayed alive. Agony beyond words. ]
He could only stammer, “No… it can’t be…“]
Sebastian tilted his head towards Fiona, a playful challenge in his eyes. “Shall we convince him, love?” []
After a heartbeat of hesitation, Fiona leaned in, pressing her lips firmly to him.[]
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Chapter 19
The sight was a dagger to Seth’s heart. Brutal. []
Final. It was real. []
She loved another. Carried another one’s children.[]
The primal urge to seize her, to fight, roared through him. []
But the memory of his own hand shattering her world, the pain he’d inflicted… it paralyzed him.[]
He loved her, truly loved her now, enough to want her happiness above his own desperate need.
Enough to walk away.
His whisper was lost in the hospital bustle, meant only for the ghost of what they’d lost: []
“Fiona… if he ever hurts you… I’ll be here.“[]
But Fiona didn’t look back. Not once. []
Seth drank in the sight of her- even kissing another man away, the ghost of his own making.
–
a final, devastating portrait. Then, broken, he turned and walked
As Seth disappeared, Fiona stepped back, cheeks flushed. “Thank you. For that.“[]
Sebastian’s own face was pink, his ears burning crimson. He looked at her, a depth of feeling in his gaze. [
“For anyone else? Not a chance.” He touched his lips, a shy, hopeful smile playing on his. “That was my first kiss, you know. Maybe you could… be responsible?“[]
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