LOGINZELDA’s POV“It says here you are six weeks gone,” the doctor said, eyes still on his screen.I was on my feet before he finished the sentence.Another wave of dizziness rolled in. This time I didn’t faint, even though I wished for it.“That’s not possible,” I said.“We can have the lab run another—” I didn’t let him finish. I was already out of his office.You are six weeks pregnant. You are six weeks pregnant. The words kept ringing in my ears as I staggered towards the hospital entrance.My phone vibrated and pulled me back. It was Aunt Mara. I cleared my throat and answered, forcing steadiness into my voice. It took a while to convince her it was just migraines.I didn’t go straight home. I sat outside for a while, trying to process what I had just heard, turning it over and over in my head and refusing to believe it. Then I went to the store, swept every test strip off the shelf, and headed home.I followed the instructions and waited, my heart hammering, the fear of the truth cl
ZELDA’s POV“No!”I screamed as my eyes flew open, panting and drenched in sweat. It has become part of my life since my eighteenth birthday. The faceless figure from my dream still lingered in my mind as I fought to steady my breathing.Just as the shock began to fade, a splitting headache slammed into me. It was then I realized I wasn't in my room. My mind skipped a beat. I looked down, beneath the covers I was naked and my clothes were scattered on the floor.I pressed my hands to my head, it felt like it was about to crack open, and then memories started bleeding back in. The bar. The club. The drink. And him. The man. The mind-blowing sex, the way his lips felt against my skin, the way I arched beneath his touch, how I had pulled him closer and begged for— no, no, no, no. I covered my mouth immediately. “What have I done?” I whispered.I turned to the other side of the bed. He was gone, but a note sat in his place. “Didn’t want to wake you,” the note read. Tucked inside it wa
ZELDA’s POV The tequila had been a mistake. Him, I wasn’t so sure about.“Take off your panties.” His voice left no room for argument.My hands moved before my brain could object. Just like that, on the floor.I had walked across a bar tonight. Flirted with a stranger. Followed him to a hotel. And somehow this was the moment that made it real.Vance watched the whole thing from where he leaned against the wall. Before I could blink, he was right in front of me, his mouth found my neck. He bit down hard, so hard that a sound left me, it was one I didn’t recognise. I had never made that sound before in my life."You smell so fucking good," he growled against my skin.His tongue traced my pulse point, then he sucked a bruise into the hollow of my throat. I'd never been touched like this before not even by Luke. My knees buckled, but his arm wrapped around my waist, holding me up.He pushed my blouse off my shoulders and unhooked my bra with ease. Then his mouth closed over my nipple, I
ZELDA’s POV “I will fuck the first guy that comes through that door,” I said proudly as I downed another shot of tequila.If only I knew that statement would change my life forever.My friend Mia and I sat at the bar, ordering shot after shot, drowning ourselves in alcohol. Just days before my wedding, Luke had ended things via text. His reason? I was too uptight. An old maid virgin.“Oh you wouldn’t,” Mia said.I smirked and swallowed another shot. “Watch me.”Both our eyes were fixed on the door. Mine more than hers. I stared hard enough like my gaze alone could summon some hot hunk through it, instead of the pot-bellied, lusty old men that surrounded us.Maybe the staring worked.Because the moment that door swung open, everything else seemed to pause. The man that walked in oozed danger from every pore. The kind of man every girl’s mother warned her about. He didn’t scan the room, or smile at anyone. He simply walked to an empty seat and sat like he owned the place.Every eye in







