Surprise Baby for the Heir
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Her father blinked. “You’re really not all right, are you, my dear girl?”
She frowned. “What do you mean?”
“You...don’t seem quite yourself,” her mother blurted.
If Lanza’s parents had expected her to fall apart and take to her bed, then they truly didn’t understand.
“I’ve shed my tears, but all it has done is give me a headache. I have to pull myself together and deal with the here and now. Honestly, I’ll be fine. In fact, I’m thinking of taking a trip to Rome to visit Zia Ottavia.
“She phoned me last night and asked me to stay with her for a few months. She’s planning to take a long trip to the US and wants me to go with her while Zio Salvatore has to stay in Rome on business. I love being with her and told her I’d come after I talked to you.”
He shook his head. “I’m afraid you can’t go.”
What? She sat forward. “I don’t understand.”
He cleared his throat. “Alberto’s brother, Stefano, has asked for your hand in marriage and wishes to marry you on New Year’s Day in a year as planned.”
Copyright © 2019 by Rebecca Winters
ISBN-13: 9781488043598
Surprise Baby for the Heir
First North American publication 2019
Copyright © 2019 by Ellie Darkins
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