He’s known me for fifteen years. He doesn’t know I’m carrying his baby. One night. One catastrophic mistake at his brother’s wedding. The kind of mistake that starts with champagne and ends with his mouth on my neck and my back against a locked door. Nate Ashford is my best friend—a lawyer with a jaw that could cut glass and a moral compass that doesn’t bend. Now I’m standing across a ballroom watching him not recognize what’s changed. The emerald dress still fits. Barely... moreHe’s known me for fifteen years. He doesn’t know I’m carrying his baby. One night. One catastrophic mistake at his brother’s wedding. The kind of mistake that starts with champagne and ends with his mouth on my neck and my back against a locked door. Nate Ashford is my best friend—a lawyer with a jaw that could cut glass and a moral compass that doesn’t bend. Now I’m standing across a ballroom watching him not recognize what’s changed. The emerald dress still fits. Barely. The secret won’t fit much longer. His family is already fracturing—old money, old lies, a grandmother who sees everything. I should tell him before the champagne wears off. Before he touches me again and I forget why this is a terrible idea. Best friends don’t fall in love. The Ashfords don’t forgive secrets. less
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