THE CEO'S SECRET INDULGENCE
“Because apparently I fell for a dangerous man in a rainy port, had one night with him, forgot everything, and now I’m pregnant and he’s asking me to marry him to prevent a war.”
When she said it like that, even he had no argument.
After a long silence, she spoke again, softer this time.
“If we get married,” she said, still looking out the window, “you have to promise me one thing.”
“What is it?” he asked.
She turned and looked at him.
“No more secrets that directly involve me or our child,” she said. “I deserve the truth, even if it’s ugly, even if it’s dangerous, even if it makes me scared.”