ZALDEN
“Congratulations, you're the father,” The director’s words echoed in my head, and for the first time in my life, words became too hard for me to process.
I stared into space, allowing the words to sink in my head at least a thousand times before my head snapped to Belle, who was now squirming on the floor.
She looked everywhere else in the room except my face. My gaze shifted from her to the innocent child lying on the bed, and the only question that popped into my head was, “Why?”
How dare she hide this from me? She carried this alone. Why didn't she come to me? Was she ashamed to call me the father of her children? She didn't seem to mind earlier when Rowan claimed them.
If I hadn't found out, she could have lost the child. My baby.
My chest tightened at the thought as m
