Aliyah’s POVThe storm had passed, but inside me another storm raged—louder, fiercer, more destructive than anything outside that tent could ever conjure. I sat there, pretending everything was normal, pretending my heart wasn’t racing like it wanted to claw out of my chest. I smiled when Asher looked at me. I even forced a small laugh when he made some offhand remark about how we’d have to patch the tent later.But inside, I was shattering.Pregnant. With Asher Moretti’s child.The words throbbed in my head like a cruel drumbeat. How? How could this be happening to me? Out of all the people in the world… Why him?I swallowed hard, praying Asher couldn’t read me. He had this unnerving way of looking straight through me, like his eyes could peel away my layers until I was bare and exposed. I tried to keep my voice steady whenever I spoke, tried to appear relaxed, but I could see the slight narrowing of his eyes. He knew something was off. He always knew.When the skies finally cleared,
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