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last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-03-18 22:13:29

Lia woke to the sound of crying.

Not her own. A baby's cry. Tiny, insistent, perfect.

Her eyes opened. Hospital room. Bright lights. And Caspian, sitting in a chair beside her bed, holding a small bundle wrapped in pink.

"You're awake," he said, his voice rough with emotion.

"The baby..." Lia tried to sit up. Pain shot through her abdomen.

"Easy. You had a C-section. Major surgery." Caspian stood, brought the bundle closer. "But she's perfect. Seven pounds, four ounces. Healthy lungs, all ten f
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  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    69

    CASPIAN!" Lia screamed.He was back in seconds, gun still in hand. "What?"She showed him the photo. Him in the hallway. Taken from inside.His expression went cold. The scary kind of cold. "Get in the closet. Lock the door. Don't come out until I tell you.""I'm not leaving you alone...""Lia to the closet now."She ran. Her pregnant belly made her slow, awkward. She got into the walk-in closet, locked the door from inside, and sank to the floor.Her phone was still in her hand. Still showing that photo of Caspian.She heard him moving through the house. Heard doors opening. Furniture being moved. Then Dorian's voice, other voices she didn't recognize."Clear.""Clear.""Nothing here, boss."Twenty minutes later, Caspian opened the closet door. "You can come out.""Did you find anyone?""No. The house is empty. Every room was checked. Every closet, every corner. No one's here.""Then who took those photos?""We don't know. But Dorian's checking something." Caspian helped her up. "Co

  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    68

    The medication worked.Sort of.The contractions slowed from every three minutes to every twenty. Then every hour. Then they stopped completely around 4 AM.Lia didn't sleep. She just lay there, hand on her belly, counting the baby's movements. Every kick was reassuring. Every flutter meant she was okay. They were both okay.Caspian didn't sleep either. He sat in the chair beside her bed, watching the monitors like they might reveal secrets if he stared hard enough."You should rest," Lia said."Can't.""Caspian...""Don't ask me to relax right now. Not when you were having contractions at five months." His voice was rough. Scared. "Do you know what happens to babies born that early?""I know.""They can't breathe on their own. Their lungs aren't developed. Their organs aren't ready. They..." He stopped, ran his hands through his hair. "I can't lose you. Either of you.""You're not going to.""You don't know that.""The contractions stopped. The baby's heart rate is perfect. Dr. Reeve

  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    67

    The nursery was finally done.Soft gray walls with Nina's hand-painted woodland creatures. White crib with matching changing table. Rocking chair in the corner with a footstool. Shelves full of books they hadn't read yet. Drawers full of tiny clothes that seemed impossibly small.Lia stood in the doorway, one hand on her five-month belly, taking it all in."What do you think?" Nina asked, stepping back to admire her mural work. A family of deer under a tree. Rabbits in the grass. An owl watching from a branch."It's perfect. You're incredibly talented.""Damn right I am." Nina grinned. "Your daughter's going to grow up surrounded by art.""Just like her mother wanted," Isla added from where she sat in the rocking chair, testing it out. "This thing is comfortable. I might steal it.""You're not pregnant.""Yet. Dorian and I have been talking about it.""Wait, what?" Lia spun around too fast, and got dizzy. Nina caught her arm."Easy. You're top-heavy now.""Isla, you and Dorian are try

  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    66

    The café was neutral territory. Not Julian's choice, not hers. Just a random coffee shop in downtown Chicago that neither of them had history with.Lia sat in the booth, five months pregnant, her belly finally showing in a way she couldn't hide. Elena was home with Nina. Caspian sat beside her, his hand on her thigh under the table. Not possessive. Just there. Grounding her."You don't have to do this," he said quietly."I know. But I need to. For me. So I can stop looking over my shoulder wondering when he'll show up next.""If he says anything that upsets you, we leave. I don't care if we're mid-sentence.""Okay."The door opened. Lia's stomach dropped.Julian walked in. But he wasn't alone.A woman was with him. Red hair, glasses, pretty in a girl-next-door way. She had her hand on Julian's arm, steadying him. Or maybe he was steadying her. Hard to tell.They approached the booth. Julian looked different from the photos. Thinner. Dark circles under his eyes. But cleaner somehow. Li

  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    65

    The story broke on TMZ three hours after Dorian's call.Lia was feeding Elena when her phone started buzzing nonstop. Text after text. Calls from numbers she didn't recognize."What the hell?" She grabbed her phone, saw the notifications.TMZ: JULIAN ASHFORD BACK IN CHICAGO - PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND LEFT BEHINDE! News: Ashford Heir Returns to Windy City Amid Relationship DramaChicago Tribune: Julian Ashford Spotted After Months in Vermont"Caspian!" Lia called out.He appeared from his office, phone already in his hand. "I know. I'm seeing it too."Lia opened TMZ. Photos of Julian at O'Hare airport. Julian outside his old apartment building. Julian at a coffee shop downtown. All taken in the last 24 hours.The article was brutal."Julian Ashford, 35, has returned to Chicago just weeks after sources confirmed he's expecting a baby with Vermont local Emma Hartley, 32. The former pharmaceutical exec, who made headlines last year during his messy divorce from gallery owner Lia Chen, was see

  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    64

    Lia woke to the sound of crying.Not her own. A baby's cry. Tiny, insistent, perfect.Her eyes opened. Hospital room. Bright lights. And Caspian, sitting in a chair beside her bed, holding a small bundle wrapped in pink."You're awake," he said, his voice rough with emotion."The baby..." Lia tried to sit up. Pain shot through her abdomen."Easy. You had a C-section. Major surgery." Caspian stood, brought the bundle closer. "But she's perfect. Seven pounds, four ounces. Healthy lungs, all ten fingers and toes."Lia's vision blurred with tears. "Can I hold her?""Of course." He carefully transferred their daughter into Lia's arms.She was beautiful. Tiny pink face, dark hair, eyes squeezed shut as she cried. Lia touched her cheek and the crying stopped. The baby's eyes opened, unfocused but searching."Hi," Lia whispered. "Hi, sweet girl. I'm your mama.""Elena," Caspian said. "If you still like that name.""Elena Rose Nero." Lia kissed her daughter's forehead. "It's perfect. She's per

  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    The Trap

    Lia didn't sleep Sunday night.She lay in bed staring at the ceiling. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Victor Kane's cold smile. Heard his words echoing in her head. You're sleeping with the most dangerous man in Silvercrest. That makes you valuable.She was trapped. Completely and utterly t

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  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    BLACKMAIL

    LIA'S POVLia couldn't breathe.She stared at her phone screen. At the photo of herself walking into the Azure Hotel. At the message threatening to tell Julian everything.Her hands shook so badly she almost dropped the phone. Someone knew. Someone had followed her. Photographed her. And now they we

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  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    CLAIMING HER (PART 1) 🔞

    WARNING: Explicit sexual contentLIA'S POVThe suite hadn't changed since she'd arrived. Still dim lighting casting shadows across expensive furniture. Still warm from the fireplace crackling in the corner. Still thick with something she couldn't name but could feel crawling across her skin like el

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  • His Open Marriage, My Forbidden Secret    CLAIMING HER (PART 2) 🔞

    WARNING: Extremely explicit sexual contentLIA'S POVLia couldn't breathe. I couldn't think. Couldn't do anything except feel.Caspian's mouth was on her. His tongue sliding through her folds. Hot and wet and absolutely sinful. She'd never felt anything like this. Julian had never gone down on her.

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