Pregnant for my Sister's husband

ion. She wanted to believe his promise, wanted to trust that they could somehow find a way out of the web Alana had spun

red, staring down at their intertwined hands. "Alana is re

re. I've spent too many years letting her control my life, letting her dictate ho

determination there, the fire that hadn't been there before. Adam wasn't the broken, trapped man

ore sure than she felt. "How do we get out of t

to be easy. Alana holds all the cards right now. But she's made one mistake-she's underestimated yo

e one who could be manipulated or dismissed. But she wasn't that person anymore. Ala

ly said, her voice firm. "I won't

er. He reached up, cupping her cheek with his hand, his thumb brushing gently across her skin. "

s a simple gesture, but it held so much meaning-an unspoken prom

ace was sh

t, snapping them both back to reality. Adam frowned and reache

he muttered, h

atching, always scheming. She could practically feel her sister's

ent, then silenced the p

ng where you are," Lily

ssing the phone onto the couch. "I

sn't the type to just let things go. She was a viper-dangerous and calculat

s, Adam sighed. "She's no

"But that doesn't mean

rrowed. "What a

em an edge. "She thrives on control, on knowing that she has the upper hand. But what if we could take

ilies' secrets into the light. You know what that could do, Lily. It would ruin not ju

down on her. "I know. But maybe there's another way-somet

oment, his expression unreada

ng to keep her distance from Alana's manipulations, trying to stay out of the tangled web of

ith Adam's. "If she's blackmailing you, she's probably doing the same to others. The

g dawning in his expression. "You

stop with just you. If we can find something-something big enough-we migh

glimmer of hope in his eyes. "And how e

was about to suggest. "We need to get close to her. W

want to go undercover? P

y finished, her voice determined. "She already underestimates me.

th the idea. "It's too risky, Lily. She's dan

of her anymore, Adam. I've been afraid for too long, letting h

as if he was afraid she might slip away. "I don't

rhythm of his heartbeat beneath her palm. "You won't lose me," she w

n them giving way to something deeper, something unspoken but

ding from his eyes. "Okay. We'll do it your way.

ing into the lion's den, but for the first time in a long time, she felt like the

she knew that no matter what happene

for their future-