Child Of Mine.

Leonica couldn't hide the surprised expression that marred her face at Ashely's words.

She blinked, once, then a second time before uttering the only sentence her mind could manage to conjure.

"What?"

"My...new daddy?" Ashely repeated, this time with hesitance as he quickly sensed the troubling aura emanating from his mother.

Had he said something wrong?

'Fudge!' Cursing his stupid unfiltered mouth, the young boy lowered his head.

Leonica's brows remained furrowed. She wasn't sure what to thAshely wanted Gabriel to be his...new daddy? What? When had the two even gotten so close for Ashely to begin. harboring such thoughts? Or was this perhaps Gabriel's handiwork?

'No,' She shook the thought away as soon as it crossed her mind.

Gabriel was a sly bastard but he had no use corrupting Ashely with such thoughts if he wasn't going to benefit anything from it.

This...this was obviously the handiwork of one thing. The connection shared between father and son. As much as she hated it, seeing Ashely with Gabriel today, told her how much of an influence he had on Ashely.

Being in his presence, Ashely had been genuinely happy, nothing like the previous times she had taken him to the amusement park.

of making the younger boy happy. But that wasn't right, despite the fact that they

for his child.

long forgetting about the one he had failed to keep standing. She could ignore his nonsense, but for Ashely, an

without a doubt, it was best to let him off

the boy's shoulder, gently rubbing it. "Ash Honey, Gabriel...he...he can't

snapping up. "Why?" He asked in an almost challenging yet sad

expression that marred her face

uttering

"What?"

as he quickly sensed

said something

unfiltered mouth,

She wasn't sure what to think. Ashely wanted Gabriel to be his...new daddy? What? When

this perhaps

away as

corrupting Ashely with such thoughts if he wasn't going to

one thing. The connection shared between father and son. As much as she hated it, seeing Ashely with Gabriel today, told her how much

genuinely happy, nothing like the previous times she

capable of making the younger boy happy. But that wasn't right, despite the fact that

for his child.

he had failed to keep standing. She could ignore his nonsense, but for Ashely, an innocent child like him, it would be far too unfair to continue

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