Chapter 351

I was totally gobsmacked. My jaw practically hit the floor.

I glanced between Zoe and Colin in disbelief.

Is this even real?

"Zoe, he's my husband," I tried to clarify, hoping to sway her perspective.

But Zoe just mumbled, head bowed. "It's not like we haven't shared a bed before."

I froze, thinking I had misheard, and anxiously stared at Zoe. "What did you say?"

"I've shared a bed with Colin," Zoe stated matter-of-factly.

My gaze instinctively flicked back to Colin. He remained on edge, as if he had anticipated Zoe's wild claims all along.

He clasped his hands together, explaining calmly, "She's talking about sharing a bed in the literal sense, not what you're thinking."

I was baffled. "Literal sense? What are you talking about?"

"Back at the orphanage, me, Carter, and her often slept in the same bed, but it was just sleeping. That's the literal sense," Colin explained through gritted teeth. "When I'm with you, and we have our baby, that's the other sense."

deep breath,

oblivious, went on. "He shared a bed with Carter too, and Phoebe shared a bed with

my forehead, overwhelmed by

upset, snapped, "Answer the

Colin, her voice timid.

construction worker who lived across us, the one who

nodded earnestly.

if anyone visited him before he... you

head. "How would

Of course, Zoe, with

camera above her door. "I have a security camera, you know. Colin installed it for me. He said if I'm ever in

my gaze between the camera and Colin. So, he had been in

avoided my gaze, seemingly guilty. He had installed the camera to protect her, but why

I was confused.

your place?" I asked Colin

"If you want to check, we can review the footage

jaw and pinched Colin's arm in

pained

could finish, he quickly changed the subject. "I thought you were here for Finn, to inspect

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