A Thousand Reasons Why

“Jake, you have a son.”



Silence fills the space between us, even if it's over the phone. Tension is so palpable I feel it against my skin. It makes me grateful I did not actually tell him in person like I wanted to.



“And you're just telling me this now?”



“I was going to tell you when I found out, but you know what happened.”



Jake sighs deeply at the other end of the phone. “You still live in New Jersey?”



“Yeah.”



“I'd be there in an hour.” None of them attempt to end the phone call. “And Aurora?”



“Hmm.”



“What's his name?”



“Noah. Your son's name is Noah.”



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Secrets were weighing her down. It was the only reason why Aurora Peters would have called Jake in the first place. But what did it matter, even if he had left her life seven years ago, he was going to re-enter. He was going to create space for himself in her and her child's life. But she didn't have a choice.



Jake Dankworth had been ecstatic to receive Aurora’s phone call. Until, he wasn't. He had a child that he had no idea about and he was going to do whatever it took to be in his son's life. The fact that Aurora might welcome him back into her life simply made it better. But she had secrets she was willing to die with, and he was hell bent on giving her a thousand reasons why he was the only man for her and the one person she could always count on. Past events exclusive.