I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss
"I want to see you hold our child. I want to watch you teach them how to fish, how to swim, how to be kind. I want to build a family with you, Liam."
My throat is tight. "Are you sure?" "I have never been more sure of anything." I pull her into my arms, and I hold her. "Then we will try." She laughs. It is a small sound, fragile but real. "Try?"
"We will practice. A lot." She kisses me, and I forget about the generals, the trial, the ghosts. There is only her.
The next morning, the letter arrives. It is white, thick, and expensive. No return address. My name is written in handwriting I do not recognize. The letters are sharp, angular, like the strokes of a blade.