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She blinked, totally thrown.   I sighed. “For now, focus on your internship and thesis. Prof. Harington’s not exactly a softie.”   Emma groaned and flopped onto her desk. I slid the cake Peter brought in front of her, grabbed my bag, and walked out.   ***   Peter was standing by the department board, … Read more

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Chapter 2 Author: Liam Pax I closed the video, and bam—Cindy had dropped another message:  [Every time Peter comes to see me, I’m sore all over afterward.]  Before I could bail from the chat, a text from Peter popped up.  [Babe, what kind of cake do you want today? Strawberry, chocolate, or matcha?]  I just stared … Read more

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I bailed hard.   Inside the elevator, I finally tapped accept on Cindy’s request.   She didn’t wait. First thing she sent was a photo—Peter in the kitchen, sleeves rolled, apron on, cooking. He was wearing the shirt I’d just bought him last week. The one he made a big deal of putting on this … Read more

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Chapter 1 Author: Liam Pax Silver Creek Hospital, Rivera  When someone said Peter Cooke showed up at OB-GYN with a girl, I laughed it off.  Then I saw him—arm around a sobbing Cindy Bisch, his mentor’s daughter—and my stomach tanked.  Phoebe Palmer, my old classmate from our PhD days abroad, came out with the prenatal report. … Read more

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Chapter 250  “Sienna, I got you your favorite,” Vivian said, handing Sienna her drink and setting the other two cups on the stone bench nearby.  “Thanks, Vivian,” Sienna replied as she took it.  Sienna didn’t usually go for drinks, but she figured it was nice to have a treat every now and then.  Vivian flashed … Read more

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Chapter 249  “Oh, it’s nothing. Winifred just got lucky,” Sienna replied modestly.  But Yvonne wasn’t ready to let it go. “Miss Enna, did you sign Winifred up for any special classes, or maybe hire a mentor? Mind sharing. your secret? I’d love for my girl to learn a thing or two as well.”  Sienna shook … Read more

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Chapter 248  Less than two minutes later, Nora piped up again. “Enna, are you seriously telling me nothing happened between you and Thorn last night?  “He was completely naked, right? His body must’ve been something else. Didn’t you feel even a little bit tempted?”  Sienna was speechless. ‘Great, all my words went in one ear … Read more

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Chapter 247  “He’s kind of like my brother, Thorn Noir,” Sienna said.  “What?” Nora was so shocked by this sudden brother that her jaw nearly dropped. ‘Since when did Enna have a brother?‘  Then it dawned on her. ‘Wait? Thorn? Isn’t he a prince of Meridia?‘ Nora wondered.  “You mean the one from the Noir … Read more

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Chapter 246  “Holy crap. That’s intense,” Nora exclaimed, her eyes going wide in shock.  +20  She stared in disbelief. Sienna, always so low–key and never showing off, actually had such a wild side in private, even bringing someone home.  Nora hadn’t known a thing about any of this.  It’s like I just missed out on … Read more

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Chapter 245  At the Sinclair residence, Nora was throwing a birthday party for her precious son, Winifred and Vivian were both busy with their things, so Sienna brought Amber along to celebrate.  “Thank you, Sienna, Liam said directly, accepting the card and the super cool little sports car Sienna had prepared as a gift. He … Read more