Total pages in book: 110
Estimated words: 104050 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 520(@200wpm)___ 416(@250wpm)___ 347(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 104050 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 520(@200wpm)___ 416(@250wpm)___ 347(@300wpm)
I think about the idea of control—how it can run your life, or shape it, or turn it into something beautiful if you’re lucky. Liam was a control freak when it came to getting women pregnant. I was trying to control my body, even when it betrayed me. But we did the thing anyway, and now there’s a girl in the next room who might grow up to be braver than either of us.
Before I go to sleep, I check the locks. I peek into Emmy’s room, just to see her one more time. And I make a promise to myself that I’ll never run away from the things that scare me, not again.
I crawl back into bed, pull Liam close, and whisper: “I love you, Professor Thomas. Thank you for making this life possible for me.”
He squeezes my hand and says, “Always, my darling. I’d do anything for you.”
And with a smile on my face, I fall asleep, cradled against my fiancé’s broad chest, our hearts beating in unison.
THE END