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“Her name is Isabella. She’s six years old and she’s beautiful and precious and she’s … she’s yours.“

“No.” The word fell from Leandro’s lips—a snarling whisper in the quiet room. “That can’t be.”

Lips quivering, Alexis felt her chest rise and fall, but she held his gaze over the distance. “A DNA test will prove I’m right,” she said, as if she’d prepared the response.

It was the absolute purpose in her voice that held him mute. A daughter … His skin felt chilly, as if all warmth had been leached away from the world around him.

And yet the crystal chandeliers in the room glowed bright, the fire crackled in the marble-wrought fireplace and the moon hung jewel-bright in the sky outside.

The world continued spinning, whereas all the control he prided himself on had deserted him, leaving him shaken to the core.

He shook his head, gasping for breath.

Alexis stood composed amidst the curious and accusing glares aimed at her, her shoulders ramrod-straight. Alexis—whose eyes gleamed with pride and love as she claimed that he was a father. To her little girl.

Now this woman, whom he’d tried to forget, claimed her daughter was his … that his one moment of weakness had led to such a consequence …