BEN Giana was right. I had pulled up Haven’s I*******m account, only to find I was blocked. It was almost as insulting as it was suspicious. She had to have a reason to block me after she dumped me, as if she didn't want me trying to contact her or as if she were hiding something. So, instead, I
HAVEN I couldn’t move. I could barely breathe. I had been right. He was here to take my daughter from me. A DNA test? A lawyer? I didn’t have the money for a decent lawyer. “Haven?” Ben said, and my hand tightened around the ring, the chain biting into the back of my neck. “Haven?” The roo
HAVEN “Mr. Evans, on behalf of Limitless, I would like to formally apologize for your treatment since arriving here,” Suzie said, lacing her fingers together in front of her as she leaned forward onto her desk. “That’s quite alright,” Ben started, but Suzie lifted her hand, effectively cutting hi
BEN People were staring as we left the office, and I kept my expression devoid of emotion as I walked down the hall with Haven beside me. She was pale and looked dumbstruck, making me even more bothered. “This can’t be happening,” She whispered, and I ground my molars together as a few employees
HAVEN I knew he would notice that I had suddenly put on makeup, but I couldn’t justify walking around with red splotches on my face from crying in my place of work. It was bad enough that my eyes were bloodshot, and my coworkers had probably heard me in here blubbering like an idiot. He would al
BEN I couldn’t help but smile each time I thought about the picture Bailee sent me. They had gone for a 3D ultrasound today, and seeing my nephew’s face for the first time had made me forget the stress of today. Brinley was my favorite person in the world, but I was ecstatic about the nephew I
HAVEN My eyes were glued to the screen as I stared at the replay of Ben’s game on my tablet. It was right in front of me. All I had to do was press play, but I couldn’t. “Hair’s still intact, makeup looks a little worn, so it hasn’t been touched up, and clothing wasn’t ripped. Sorry guys. No p
BEN I debated calling Alex again, my manager, or my lawyer first. They all needed to know about this before it went public, even though Alex seemed to already know about Haven, at the very least. I wasn't sure if he knew about her daughter. Even if he did know, I wanted to yell at him for forci
HAVEN The second I walked into the break room the next day, Bonnie and Calum jumped from their seats, asking if I was okay. Suzie had sent me home yesterday for the rest of the day unpaid, and while I wasn’t expecting my badge to work this morning, it did. “How are you?” Bonnie asked, and I shr
BEN Bailee gently hit his arm with the back of her hand as she walked by him to a cabinet to grab a glass, and I laughed. “It was a week ago. Where is Brinley?” I asked, looking around for my adorable niece. She would probably love to hear my news with them. “She said she had to go find her train.
BEN I wasn’t sure when I decided to return to the city. Still, I found myself pulling up to Alex’s house five hours later, my back irritated from being in the car for so long, and only one text from the manager of the rehab center checking in and asking if they could get me anything since I missed
HAVEN “Hey, have you guys seen my…” Calum said as he trailed behind the security guard who stormed past us, but he stopped in our way when he saw my face. “You’re crying?” “Not now, Calum.” He ignored her, but I didn’t want to discuss this with him. We were just co-workers, not friends. He fli
BEN My hands were sweaty, and a chill went through me. I couldn’t trust anyone. Not my parents, staff, or even Haven after her repeated lies over the past week. If she had told the truth this time, I would be in serious trouble. My staff had access to everything that controlled my life. I wou
BEN My heart twisted in my chest. After seeing her picture, I knew in my gut that Siri was mine, but Haven had lied so many times that even hearing what I had wanted to hear, I wasn’t sure I could believe it. “There wasn’t anyone else?” I repeated. If there wasn’t anyone else, then Haven hadn’t
HAVEN “That’s not possible,” I said, shaking my head back and forth. This room was too small for us to hash this out now. I felt like I couldn’t breathe with Ben so close, and his body heat made me uncomfortably warm. “Look at me, Haven,” Ben demanded, and I ripped my eyes away from the stack o
HAVEN I had resented Benjamin Evans for many things over the years, but the feeling of dread that now bubbled in my gut when I drove to work was the cherry on top. This job was finally something I had outside of my home that I had worked hard for, and that made me happy, and he made me not want t
BEN “Haven, like your old assistant Haven?” Bailee asked, and I nodded even though she couldn’t see me. “The one and only,” I grumbled in response, rubbing my temples as I tried to fight the headache that was rapidly coming on. “That’s great! Did you guys talk?” Bailee asked, sounding as excited