Chapter 266

[Atlas]

As I watch her sleep, the sun shining on her dewy skin, I know that I am the luckiest man on Earth. She and I are an improbable pair and every moment I'm with her feels like a denial of the universe's plans for my life.

If I had made the mistake of marrying her sister, Angelica, I would have never known the paradise which is loving Cordelia Steele.

Placing a gentle hand on her waist, I let it fall to her small belly. I hope we created another child last night, not to replace the one we lost, Jasper will be coming home, but because I want our next child to be created in love, not as a mistake.

I want to remember this night forever. I never want to forget how it feels to be near her, knowing that there is no other place either one of us would rather be.

"You know it will be weeks yet before we know if your plan succeeded," Cordelia smiles as her eyes flutter open.

"I know our next little one is already in there," I reply as I bend down and kiss her belly button. I'm tempted