Page 28 of Endangering the King

“It hasn’t even been twenty-four hours since we talked about this,” I reminded him.

“Why wait? I need an heir, Giselle. Time is of the essence. And you said you wanted to have my baby. Have you changed your mind?” His head tilted as he stared at me.

My stomach twisted, and I felt my heart speed up. “I didn’t mean—” my arms shot out to my sides, “the same day.”

His eyes held mine, and he looked me over from head to toe. “There’s no reason to put this off. Stop stalling.”

I gasped and took a step back. This man had clearly lost his mind. “Stalling? How is asking to wait longer than a day, stalling?”

Carlo walked up, toe to toe, with me. He leaned down. “Did you not tell your daughter that I was her new daddy?”

I clamped my lips shut.

“And did you not willfully agree to carry my child?”

I inhaled a deep, choppy breath. “Yes,” I swallowed, “and yes.”

“Then I don’t see a problem here, Giselle. You can’t get pregnant while you’re still on birth control. So, we’re here to get it—” he whispered into my ear, “gone.”

Holy.

Crap.

This was actually going to happen.

I couldn't think of one excuse I could give him.

Not one.

I was stuck.

Between a rock, and a Carlo Sovrano baby making machine.

I decided to give it one more try. “Carlo, I need time to think about all of this. I mean, Dani isn’t even two years old yet.”

He held my arms tight. “Daniella will love all the siblings we give her. It might even cut down on her bunny obsession.” He grinned his smexy smile at me.

And I melted.

Because he knew my daughter so well. And he loved her. That was obvious in the way he cared for her and protected her.

Just the thought of giving her brothers and sisters—ones that Carlo and I made together—gave me goose bumps.

A knock at the door made us turn our heads. “Mrs. Sovrano, are you ready? I’m Dr. Mancini.” A petite woman with long black hair arrived in the room. The nurse was right behind her.

I gazed up at Carlo—my big immoveable force of a lumberjack—and I knew.

I knew I really had no choice here.

I couldn't exactly tell him I was going to be gone soon. That removing my birth control wouldn't matter. It had taken me ages to get pregnant with Dani.

So many months of—

I took a deep breath and moved that memory out of my mind for now.

There was no sense thinking about—that. Not right now.

No.

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