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.

younger boy happy. But that wasn't

for his child.

Ashely, an innocent child like him, it would be far too

doubt, it was best to let him off

Leonica placed her hand on the boy's shoulder, gently rubbing it. "Ash Honey, Gabriel...he...he

He asked in an almost challenging

expression that

time before uttering the only sentence

"What?"

repeated, this time with hesitance as he quickly

he said

Cursing his stupid unfiltered mouth, the young boy lowered

to be his...new daddy?

was this perhaps

away as soon as it crossed her

no use corrupting Ashely with such thoughts if

between father and son. As much as she hated it, seeing Ashely with Gabriel today, told her how much of an influence he

nothing like the previous times she had taken him to

her dismay, Gabriel seemed like the only make capable of making the younger boy happy. But that wasn't right, despite the fact that they were

for his child.

standing. She could ignore his nonsense, but for Ashely, an innocent child like him, it would be far too unfair to continue leading him on with

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