Chapter 50 October—39 Weeks, 5 Days The National Maternity Hospital was supposed to be the calm, serene, spa-like sanctuary I’d envisioned when I booked the private suite months ago. Instead—it’s literal hell. I’m in agony. Real, biblical, kill-me-now kind of agony. ‘You’re doing amazing, sweetheart,’ Cole murmurs, dabbing my forehead

Chapter 49 A week after the fire, I’m finally home. Home. The word hits differently now. Not my penthouse in Ballsbridge. Not the Beckett mansion where I grew up. Cole’s house in Skerries. Or, our house, I should say. Sunlight spills through the glass as the sea crashes below the

Chapter 48 My lungs burn. The air tastes like chemicals and hell. Smoke coils through my office in thick grey ribbons, writhing across the ceiling, curling down the walls, creeping closer by the second. The heat presses against my skin in heavy waves, like someone’s opened an oven door and

Chapter 47 It seemed pointless rushing home when Zara was meeting a client after hours, which is why I’m at my office at the new Hartmann Hotel. I let Belle clock off for the day. She’s enjoying our stay in Dublin, taking in the sights after work each evening—especially the

Chapter 46 Ugh! He hasn’t spoken to me since he found out I’m with Cole. What the hell does he want now? I’m not in the mood for one of his lectures. I cancel the call and resume typing my message to Cole. Immediately, it rings again. Killian. I freeze.

Chapter 45 The summer sun beats through the floor-to-ceiling triple-glazed windows at Beckett Deluxe Design Agency. I wish to God I was on annual leave. I’m swelteringly hot. I feel enormous. My ankles are starting to swell like an elephant. And turns out baby brain is a real thing. Yesterday,

Chapter 44 It’s been two weeks since I officially met the Fockers—I mean, the Becketts. It’s also been two weeks since any of them called to visit their sister, bar Rian. In fairness to Sean, he’s out of the country on business, but the others have no excuse. The Beckett

Chapter 43 ‘So where did you two lovebirds meet?’ Killian drawls sarcastically, striding closer to tower over us. Rian drops into one of the other couches and motions for Rebekka to join him. Scarlett sits beside me, and James lowers himself into the space beside her. Slowly, one by one,

Chapter 42 ‘Wait outside until Zara is well enough for this conversation.’ I eye each of the Beckett brothers in turn, coldly. They’re vibrating with anger. James’s jaw is clenched so hard he’s liable to need emergency dental treatment. Caelon’s frown lines have aged him by ten years. Killian’s eyes

Chapter 41 My mouth drops open. Cole gasps, looking like he’s choking on air. ‘A… girl?’ I blink, staring at the screen as if I’ve misheard. ‘A girl,’ she confirms. ‘A very healthy little girl—strong like her mama.’ Dr Kensington beams at me. Cole’s jaw actually drops. ‘Wow,’ I whisper,