Cold-Blooded Killer

[Tatiana’s POV]

I fight the sob that wants to escape as fear begins to claw at me while Massimo just stares on as if he couldn’t quite believe what I was telling him.

"I know that what I’m about to ask you is a lot," I continue quietly. "But please help me."

There was only so long that I could hide this pregnancy, and I truly feared that if my uncle were to find out, he would force Knight to take responsibility or, worse, kick me out of the pack and the syndicate. If that happened, I would be alone and have to care for a child on my own.

All this was my fault for my moment of weakness due to my desperation to be loved and cared for by another. The child was innocent and didn’t deserve any of that.

"Before anything, try to calm down," Massimo murmurs, reaching out and grabbing my hand. "You look like you’re going to break down at any moment."

"I may," I admit.

I couldn’t quite understand why I was actually so willing to be vulnerable in front of Massimo. Maybe it was because he was th