ISAAC’S POV My mind was still on the call logs. How did I call her? Was I drunk? Even then… how did I not remember when I called her—or what we talked about? None of it made sense. The logical thing would be to confront her. Ask directly. But— Just then my phone buzzed on the desk. I didn’t reach for it immediately. Lately, every notification felt like it carried something I didn’t want to see. Still… something about this one felt different. I picked it up. Unknown number. Of course. I’d been getting a lot of those lately. I opened the message. What if the baby’s father is closer than you think… won’t that hurt you? For a moment, I didn’t move. Didn’t blink. Then I read it again—slower this time. Word for word. My jaw tightened as I leaned back in my chair, eyes fixed

