Chapter Ninety-Three

Irina

I thought I didn't hear him correctly.

Dimitri said he was going to adopt my son. My baby. Our baby.

I stared at him in complete shock. My mouth opened but no words came out.

This wasn't something we had discussed. We had never talked about adoption or what would happen with the baby's legal status.

I wanted it. Of course I wanted it. I wanted my son to have Dimitri's name and protection.

But I was shocked. Completely blindsided.

Even Mikhail looked surprised. His eyes widened slightly and he turned to stare at Dimitri.

For a moment, the entire room was silent.

Then Alexei exploded.

"What?!"...