Dhalia POV
It wasn’t my intent to blindside them, not really. I just wanted a little more time—time to enjoy the chaos and beauty of the present before diving headfirst into another pregnancy. With the weight of my confession behind me, we finish eating and pile back into the car. This time, I nestle against Blake, his steady warmth grounding me as I crack open my book and let its world pull me in.
“So, what’s this one about? Cows?” Chase’s teasing voice cuts through the soft hum of the engine, his laugh low and infectious.
“It’s about humans, actually. Just a romance,” I reply with a shrug, brushing off his smirk, but Jax leans forward, that glint of mischief already dancing in his eyes.
“Yeah, romance,” he drawls, his smirk widening. “Where the female lead is stalked by her boyfriend
