*Prologue*

Kathleen saw Ryker getting ready for his birthday, wearing his best suit and doing his perfect hair. He looked charming like always, she watched him perfecting his looks before he stepped closer to the couch she was sitting on with her baby.

"Are you going somewhere?" Kathleen got up from the couch to stare at his beautiful face, she was shocked at how this handsome man manages to take away her breath every day.

"Yeah! Eloise is throwing a birthday party for me," he replied to her while not looking at her. All of his attention was on his cellphone, while his other hand rested in his pant's pocket.

That name from his lips instantly made Kathleen lower her eyes from his face and rub her palms nervously. She knew there were no chances left for them to ever reconcile, not after the biggest mistake she had made, but even admitting to it had not made things easier for her.

"I'll be late tonight." every time he spoke to her, he denied looking at her face. Every time he denied looking at her face, she died a little by little.

Kathleen stood there awkwardly with billion thoughts in her mind. She had baked him a cake, obviously, her homemade cake would compare nothing to Elosie's fancy party or Ryker's status, but she still hoped he would stay to cut the cake with her and his baby.

"Also," Ryker finally lifted his face from his cellphone, and that's when Kathleen gulped, his eyes on her face made her week to her knees.

"Get my son dressed up, I will take him along." the moment he announced that part to her, Kathleen felt her heart tightening in her chest.

"To the party?" She inquired in a low tone.

"Yeah! Eloise wants to spend time with him." Ryker didn't believe Kathleen had to question him for taking his son with him.

"Ryker, he is literally a few months old. Don't you think it'll be too much for him? Also, you'll be busy with the guests and the paparazzi, how would you care for him?" her concerns were justified, but Ryker didn't understand her one bit.

"So? You are telling me I'm incapable of taking care of my own son?" he had a hint of disgust on his face, "I'm the one who brings food to the table, I'm the one who is keeping his mother safe, who the whole street wants her back." Ryker's demeaning comment made Kathleen lower her eyes in agony. Ryker using her past trauma to his advantage and degrading her every time they had an argument was upsetting for Kathleen.

"I'm not saying that!" she quickly took her words back and added, "his sleep schedule will be messed up and then he will also need to feed--," as she tried to make him understand, he rolled his eyes with the loudest scoff escaping his lips.

"Don't worry about that, just give me his bag and Eloise can take care of him." he bitterly shook his head and glared at her before picking up a call, "Yes, I'll be here in a moment," he said on the call, "Yeah! Taking care of a kid is not so easy, let's see how you take care of our son tonight." as he walked away, he spoke sweetly to Elosie, referring Kathleen and his son as His and Elosie's son.

The thought itself broke Kathleen's heart, but she had no other option, she had no place to go to or dare defy Ryker.

(Note: This book is a sequel to my Finished Work *Sinful Seduction* it's recommended that you read that book first in order to understand this one)