The drive back from the secluded overlook felt like crossing from darkness into light. The negative pregnancy test result had lifted a crushing weight from both of them, leaving behind a giddy, euphoric relief that made every breath feel new, every touch electric. The rain had softened to a gentle mist, the kind that made the towering evergreens glisten like jewels and the winding driveway to the mansion look like a path into their private paradise. Inside the SUV, the air hummed with unspoken joy and building hunger. Marcus’s hand never left her thigh, his thumb tracing slow, possessive circles that sent warm sparks racing through her body. Every few...