Tears appeared in her eyes. “You don’t know the woman who gave birth without you.”

“No,” he said. “But I want to.”

Chapter 5 — The Headline

Before she could respond, Robert came in holding Damon’s phone. “It keeps lighting up.” A headline filled the screen.

Billionaire’s Secret Twins Surface During Christmas Eve Deal Crisis.

Beneath it was a photograph taken at Denver International Airport — Damon standing near Cassandra while Luke held his hand. The article claimed an unnamed former girlfriend had concealed Damon’s children and surfaced on the night of a major corporate acquisition.

Another paragraph suggested she might seek hundreds of millions in support.