Chapter 50: To End How It Began

*Alistair*

A week went by since Daphne was properly discharged from the hospital and brought back to the manor. Thanks to the surprising help of Katrina Courtland, no one from the press was actively trying to harass the couple.

Of course, to Alistair, their reconnecting was ‘anything’ but peaceful.

After overcoming the initial shock of finding out that she was pregnant ‘again,’ Daphne broke out into a series of small whimpers and nearly drowned in her own tears. Blackwood wanted nothing more than to envelop her in his arms and fight off all of her worries and fears.

But he couldn’t.

He was certain that if he overwhelmed her by smothering her with attention that it would ultimately lead to her wanting even more space between them. So, Blackwood did what he could from a respectable distance. But God, was it killing him.