The Billionaire's Private Arrangement
She had walked into this willingly, desperate though she had been.
Gregory leaned forward slightly, his voice dropping. “Tell me, Evelyn. Do you know what it means to carry the Blackwood name in your blood?”
Her pulse stuttered. “I’m not carrying the name. Just, the child.”
“That is the name,” Gregory said simply. “Blood is legacy. And legacy is everything.”
Evelyn swallowed hard, unsure how to respond. Gregory’s intensity was unsettling, even when wrapped in calm words. He spoke as though the weight of the family already rested on her shoulders, as though she weren’t just a surrogate but something more.