Lioran is broke and pregnant—and the father is his cold, untouchable roommate Torin, the Valecrest heir who’s already promised to someone else. He hides the truth because he’s afraid: once Torin knows, he’ll lose even the baby. But when Maris has Lioran dragged into a car and Torin pulls open the door, he sits beside Lioran and asks: “Is this baby mine?” Lioran nods. Torin’s hand trembles as it finally touches Lioran’s belly. “The bastard I cursed all this time,” he says, voice breaking, “was mine all along.” No dramatic confessions—just two people who were too late, but not too late to choose each other.
