Lily leaned against my leg, too tired to stand properly.
Noah looked up at him with suspicion.
“Are you a bad man?”
Nathan looked surprised.
Then he almost smiled.
“I’m trying not to be.”
I should have laughed.
I couldn’t.
Nathan turned his attention back to me.
“There is work.”
Hope struck me so hard my knees nearly weakened.
“What kind?”
He held my gaze.
“My mother is dying. My family is trying to take control of everything I built. I need a wife in name before the next board meeting.” Pregnancy& Maternity
I stared at him.
“I’m sorry?”
“A legal marriage,” he said. “Protection for you and your children. A home. Food. Schooling. Medical care. In exchange, you help me keep my family from destroying my company.”
My heart pounded.
“You’re asking a stranger to marry you?”
“I’m asking a mother who has nothing left to lose to consider an arrangement that could save us both.”
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