Nikolai As I make Alyssa a breakfast smoothie, I carefully measure the liquid prenatal vitamin I've been giving her all week. I steady my hand as I pour it into the blender, making sure I don't spill a single drop. Our girl needs all the nutrients she can get. "What the f**k are you doing?" Mason's voice nearly startles the s**t out of me, and I almost knock over the bottle. "s**t, Mace! Don't sneak up on me like that, you asshole!" I hiss, placing a hand over my thumping heart. He picks up the bottle, reading the label with a raised brow. "Since it looked like you were sneaking contraband or some s**t, I take it Alyssa doesn't know about this." I glance towards the stairs, lowering my voice. "No, she doesn't. And she doesn't need to right now. You're the one who told us the first

