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God, as he even thinking of this now?

It belonged in the past

This was Sol’s fault, for raking it all up the other day at the hospital Stirring up old

There was no point in what ifs He’d learned that as a kid, the moment he’d taken up the reins as the adult of the house He’d had rules, and he’d taken control of everything His single- hiutter He’d built MIG International after learning investies from the internet, and he’d sent Sol to medical school

Saskia threatened all of that Or, more to the point, his lack of focus when it came to this one woman threatened all of that

He forgot himself around her

And that couldn’t happen

Things had changed; she was carrying his baby and he couldn’t let his desire for her et his responsibility as a father He absolutely would not put this child through anything like what his parents had put hih

He would not give in to that prireatly He was better than that And any child of his deserved more than that

‘Malachi? Why did you leave like that?’

He didn’t realise she’d followed hi down the hall until he heard her quiet, shaky voice Despite all his internal cautioning his chest tightened at the mere sound of her near hiht have actually believed his heart gave a kick of delight

What the hell was he playing at?

Malachi jabbed his finger on the countertop ‘That should never have happened’

He could spout about honour and legitimacy and protection all he liked, but he suspected that the real truth of it was far less altruistic He was being led by so led by his unextinguished desire for Saskia She was like the worst kind of drug One taste of her and he’d been hungering for her ever since, craving her in a hich was entirely too

And he was never out of control