If you’re their father, I won’t prevent an appropriate relationship.

But I will protect their routine.

You don’t get to appear like a fireworks display, then vanish when business calls.”

Preston looked at the tiny babies and understood how much a single year contained for a child, never mind four.

“Agreed,” he whispered.

“Whatever happens, I’ll earn each step.”

PART 6: The Offer Nobody Was Allowed to Make

Martin reviewed the photocopied settlement proposal late into the night.