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“Then it’s true. You really are my baby’s…”
Оглавление“Father,” he said, wishing she would say the word.
Ashley crossed to a set of double doors opening onto a balcony, and Hunter followed her outside into the crisp night. She stood at the railing, rubbing her arms, and Hunter found himself wanting to hold her. “Should you be out in the cold?”
When she didn’t respond, he took her hand and turned her. “I’m not entirely heartless, despite popular opinion.”
She lifted her eyes to meet his. The heartache and fear he saw there made him long to pull her into his arms and protect her. Which was stupid, because he would be shielding her from himself.
“This morning you mentioned wanting custody,” she whispered.
He knew he had, but now he found himself unable to bear the thought of hurting her. “Yes, but I’ve had a chance to think and wondered if we might reach a compromise….”