Merritt works extra shifts to save for his brother Tobin's surgery, but one night in the Ashby Hotel presidential suite, he ends up with an Alpha whose rut has spiraled out of control. Five weeks later, his pregnancy test reads twins. He doesn't even know the man's full name—only that he had the presence of mind to insist on protection. When Merritt meets him again in a private gambling room, he learns he is Stellan Ashby, head of the Ashby Group. With Tobin's surgery bill due, Merritt is forced to turn back to him for a loan, and the two fall deeper into each other. A blood test confirms 99.99% paternity, and Stellan offers a marriage contract that ends once the twins are born. Merritt agrees, only to discover Stellan is more than a father—he remembers his favorite breakfast, carries him home from the office at midnight, and gets jealous over a hug. In the end, Stellan tears up the contract and says not a clause, but "I want my husband."
