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He laughs. “Are you kidding me? She’s going to love it.” He kisses my forehead again. “Seriously, the most amazing mom in the world.”
That night, Alex and I spend some time drafting up the storyline for the comic book. In the morning, I send it to the illustrator and writer with a promise of a return date a few weeks later.
* * *
Three Weeks Later. . .
“What’s all this?”Chloe asks, sliding her backpack down her arms as she walks into the house, which is full of balloons.
“We have a surprise for you,” I say, leading her into the kitchen.
“Another surprise?” she asks, pointing toward my ring. The morning after Alex proposed, we told Chloe about it. She was so excited, she insisted we go wedding dress shopping for me that weekend.
“Another surprise,” I say, leading her toward the gift box with a bow on it.
“I love surprises,” she says, tearing the bow off the box and ripping it open. She pulls out the comic book, staring at it for a few seconds. She reads the title then looks at the characters with their names above them. “Is this us?”
“It is,” Alex says, smiling.
“This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen!” She starts reading through it, smiling, then I see her face change. She looks at the page she’s on, then over at me, then back to the page. “Baby sibling?”
I nod my head slowly, hoping she’s putting two and two together.
“Wait,” she says, confused. “Am I gonna have a baby sister?”
I laugh. “Well, we don’t know if it’s a baby sister or brother,” I touch my stomach, “but you’re going to have a baby sibling.”
Her face scrunches, then she covers it with her hands as she starts to sob. I run over, wrapping my arms around her as Alex joins us.
“Are those happy tears?” I ask nervously, and she nods against my arms.
“I’m so happy,” she says through her broken sobs, making me start to cry. “Are we a family?” she asks, looking up at Alex and me.
“We are a family, sweetheart,” he says, smiling at her. “And nothing will ever change that. Nothing will ever break that apart,” he says, reassuring her. “And I promise you right here, right now, that I will never, ever leave you or your mom, Chloe.” He wraps his arms around us.
Alex might feel like I restored his faith in true love and made him believe in it again, but he restored Chloe’s faith—and my faith—in trust and family. He made us realize that itispossible to find our happily ever after, even if it wasn’t the traditional way. He has shown us that no matter what happens in life, he will always be our guardian.
Want more of the Four Forces? Keep reading for a sample ofThe ProtectorandThe Savior.
THE PROTECTOR
I’ve been to hell and back during my time in the Special Forces.
But only one woman has brought me to my knees, and I was just hired to protect her.
Billionaire heiress Blaire Hanson.
A bottle blonde, walking pilates ad with perfect skin, a designer wardrobe and a fierce desire to prove herself.
Not to mention, my little sister’s best friend.
She and I got off on the wrong foot the first time we met, and the day after…we both woke up on the wrong side of the bed—her bed.
But now that she’s my client, those days are behind us. No matter how much my body aches to remember her.
I thoughtbabysittingthe princess was going to be the hardest part of this job, until her father is taken hostage leaving her to take control of the company and my security firm to negotiate with the kidnappers.
There’s one problem—in order to gain control of the board and the finances, she has to be married.
