Page 28 of Black Mark's Heart

Warren looked at me again. "The day you came to the office?"

"I found out that morning and came to tell him."

"And when Zander punched Dare that night?"

I swallowed, "I fell at aerial and was rushed to hospital. Zander was there watching me and he heard that I was pregnant."

"That's why he's moved in with you, isn't it?" Warren asked. "He's going to raise Dare's child as his own."

I shook my head. "He'll be his uncle. Dare will always be his father."

"His. It's a boy?" Rebecca asked with the ghost of a smile.

I nodded.

"Bex?" Darius's voice came from out the front of the changing rooms.

Warren and Rebecca both went pale. "Just a minute, Dare," Rebecca called, shooing Warren to go and distract Darius. Rebecca waited for Warren to leave and then took my hands in hers. "We need to talk. Warren knows where you live, right?" Rebecca asked. I nodded. "Okay, I'll come by tonight and we can talk this through. I promise not to tell Dare, but I want to talk to you, okay?"

I nodded. Rebecca smiled and stepped out, grabbing the pile of maternity clothes she'd dropped upon seeing me. "Sorry about that. Maternity bras are so fiddly."

"Something I'm never going to need to find out about, Bex," Darius laughed. "Now, is there anything else you need? As much as I love spending time with you, I still have a business to run."

"This will do me. Let's go."

"Everything alright, Bex?" Darius asked. "You look flushed. For that matter, so do you, Warren."

"What?" Warren asked, and I could imagine him looking guilty as hell.

"Do I want to know?" Darius gritted.

There was a moment’s silence. "It's not what you think. Warren came looking for me and walked in on me when I wasn't ready. We are both rather embarrassed, so can we leave it alone please?"

"Ah huh," Darius chuckled.

I gasped and put my hand to my stomach as I felt the baby kick for the first time.

"As long as that baby in there isn't Warren's," Darius teased.

"God, no! I love you, Bex, but you're like my sister," Warren laughed.

"Exactly, although if I was going to cheat on my wonderful husband, it would definitely be with one of you Mann boys," Rebecca laughed.

"Considering you like younger men, I'll let Zander know he's in," Darius laughed. The baby started doing back flips inside me.

I gripped my stomach, tears streaming down my face when I heard Darius laugh one more time, and the baby kicked, recognizing its father's voice. I sank down in the changing room and started crying.

"Mora?" Cassandra slid the curtain open, face full of worry. "What happened?"

"Darius's sister was here. She saw me and worked it out," I sobbed.

Cassandra frowned. "Did she tell Dare?"

I shook my head. "No. She covered for me. Said she understands."

Cassandra nodded. "Most women would. So, what's wrong?"

"The baby kicked for the first time." I looked up and met Cassandra's eyes. "When it heard Darius laughing. It kicked when it heard his voice."

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