Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 969

Parker spoke again, his voice softening, "Everything's heading in the right direction, Tiana. Marrying you won't be a problem anymore. Marry me, and once you're expecting our second child, could the old man ever stand in our way again? Those hard days are behind you, no need to be afraid anymore.

From now on, I've got your back, Tiana..."

His voice dropped to a husky whisper, enveloping her in a tender yet intense embrace, like a dark net capturing her heart.

The way he said 'Tiana' made her heart skip a beat.

Her eyes widened in surprise, moisture brimming at the edges.

He was proposing marriage? And talking about... having another child?

Tiana had never entertained such thoughts.

Moreover, the words 'second child' coming from his lips, so filled with joy, yet they stung her deeply!

She had been pregnant before, not too long ago.

Tiana clutched her stomach, as if feeling a sharp pain there.

her lips,

expression and her hand on her stomach, Parker grew frustrated.

is it because you lost that child, which should've never existed in the first place, that you don't want to have my

pressed her for answers. He wanted her love, to prove that he was

Despite everything, including your affair with Barclay... I won't blame you for that. Maybe he forced you into it, and I don't care whose child it was or the

gripping her slender shoulders as he looked into her eyes, "We need to move forward. When we first met, it was special for both of us. Let's not dwell on the past. I want you, now and forever, to be mine. Let's have another child, forget

mistake," Tiana choked out, gripping the fabric of her dress over her

I lost... wasn't a mistake. You can't hate it like

tightened, his mind

child you were carrying? Then

cold, his heart

was yours. It wasn't a mistake. It was conceived during those days on Saltland Island, when you lost your memory." "Tiana..." Parker's eyes reddened, his grip on her

her words, shaking his head in denial, "You're lying again, aren't you? Is there

Impossible!

pregnancy, repeatedly calling it a mistake,

also

Tiana, why?

his voice broke