While my mind turned over the question of ready for what? I flipped open the lid. When I saw what was inside, I dropped the whole thing back onto the bed. The blood drained from my face and I couldn’t believe what I’d seen. Unlike the previous Christmas, I didn’t need to look twice to figure out what Alyssa’s gift was—or what it meant.
I found my way out to the living room with the words holy fuck running over and over inside my head.
“Surprise,” Alyssa whispered when she saw me coming. It was hard to know how she was feeling about it. “So are you? Ready for it?”
The information settled over me slowly. The two lines on the stick. The confirmation that our little family was going to get that much bigger once again. Another baby on the way. As it really registered, my smile grew.
“Yeah. I think I am.”
The words didn’t seem strong enough to convey the growing certainty in me that it was exactly what I wanted. Despite the fact that she was exhausted, a little frazzled, and ready to collapse, Alyssa was the perfect mother. She was as stunning as ever, and my love for her grew with every single day. The truth was, now that I was faced with the reality of having to do it all over again there wasn’t a single regret in my mind. Maybe I would’ve liked a year off, but it didn’t matter that my choice had been taken away by fate. I was ready.
If she wasn’t holding my son, I would’ve picked her up and spun her in my arms.
A grin was plastered on my lips as I said, “Actually, I can’t fucking wait.”
THE END
IF YOU ENJOYED DECLAN’S STORY YOU CAN NOW FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN PHOEBE REEDE’S VERY OWN ADVENTURE.
Living in the shadow of a legend has its drawbacks.
Every aspect of Phoebe Reede’s life has been defined by her father. Caught halfway between being a teen and an adult, she yearns to break free from the weight of expectations surrounding the Reede name.
Her desire for freedom sends her overseas on her first solo journey. There, she finds herself having an unexpected adventure with an unlikely person.
How can she learn who she wants to be and what is nothing more than a phase?
**Due to strong language and sexual content this series is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Later books in this series contain content that may trigger emotional distress in some readers, including sexual assault and violence.**
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michelle Irwin has been many things in her life: a hobbit taking a precious item to a fiery mountain; a young child stepping through the back of a wardrobe into another land; the last human stranded not-quite-alone in space three million years in the future; a young girl willing to fight for the love of a vampire; and a time-travelling madman in a box. She achieved all of these feats and many more through her voracious reading habit. Eventually, so much reading had to have an effect and the cast of characters inside her mind took over and spilled out onto the page.
Michelle lives in sunny Queensland in the land down under with her surprisingly patient husband and ever-intriguing daughter, carving out precious moments of writing and reading time around her accounts-based day job. A lover of love and overcoming the odds, she primarily writes paranormal and fantasy romance.
Comments, questions, and suggestions for improvements are always welcome. You can reach me at [email protected] or through my website www.michelle-irwin.com. Thanks in advance for your correspondence.
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