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Ryder took a step toward Faith to really look into her eyes.

“You’re pregnant?” he asked, knowing full well that he’d be able to tell if she faltered. She’d never been able to meet his eyes and flat-out lie. Or at least that’s what he’d believed. How much did he really get to know her in the few months they’d spent together? She’d already shocked him once by walking out. And now she’d thrown him the last news he’d expected to hear from her.

“Yes,” she said, plain as day.

“And the child is mine?”

“Yes,” she said with that same certainty.

She wasn’t lying.

“If that’s true—and I need a little time to process that fact—why are you telling me now?”

“Like I said, I need your help and I’ll do whatever it takes to get it,” she said, her gaze a study in determination.

“You know this qualifies as blackmail.”

“Does that mean you’ll help me?” The first spark of hope lit her face.