Demanding His Secret Son

She brought her eyes back to his. Yes, she should have told him the truth, but he’d given her no reason to do so—no reason other than biology for her to allow him into George’s life.

And now? Maybe if Aristo had been a different kind of man she would have caved, but she knew that no matter how insistent he was now about wanting to get to know their son, it was only a matter of time before he lost interest—like her own father had. But George would not grow up as she had, feeling as though he was at the bottom of his father’s agenda.

‘Our son is not some chess piece you can move about on a board to suit you, Aristo. He’s a person with feelings and needs—’

He cut her off. ‘Yes, he is, and he needs to see me—his father.’

Folding her arms, Teddie glared at him, anger leaping over her skin in pulses. ‘He needs consistency and security—not somebody offering him trips on a speedboat and then disappearing for days.’

He shook his head dismissively. ‘I’m standing right here, Teddie.’

‘For how long?’ she countered. ‘A day? A week? I mean, when exactly is your next business trip?’

His jaw tightened. ‘That is irrelevant.’

‘No, it’s not. I’m being realistic about your limitations.’

Looking away, she clenched her fists. And her limitations. Her life might be bereft of romance and passion, but it was peaceful. The thought of having Aristo flitting in and out of her and George’s life was just too unbearable to contemplate.

‘I have rights, Teddie,’ he said quietly, and something in his voice pulled her gaze back to his face. ‘I’m guessing you can live with ignoring that fact—you’ve managed it for four years. But George has rights too, and I’m wondering what’s going to happen when he realises that he has a father—a father you kept at arm’s length. Can you live with that?’

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