Chapter 51

“It shouldn’t be that complicated. He loves you, too.”

“I thought so, but…”

“Listen, I’ve spent twenty years fixing hair, and I’m damn good at it. But there’s one thing I’m better at, and that’s reading people.” She leaned closer. “You don’t look pregnant now, but you will at some point. Even if you start wearing Cutter’s ring, that man is going to know he’s the one who got you pregnant, isn’t he?”

She paled. Eventually, there would be no hiding it from anyone…especially Pierce.

“And once he figures that out, do you really think he’s just going to give up? Walk away?”

Brea hadn’t thought he’d care if she was pregnant—until today. “He said he wanted to take a step back. I thought it was over. I hadn’t seen him in a while. But…”

“I’m guessing he made it clear pretty darn clear today that it’s not over.”

And then some.

She was so confused.

“Until he showed up, I never imagined he’d even want to see me again. I thought Cutter and I w