Chapter 120

Kai POV

The cameras exploded the moment we stepped out of the car.

Flash after flash, questions shouted from every direction, microphones shoved toward us like weapons. I kept Nova close, my arm around her waist, shielding her as best I could.

“Nova! Is Darren the father?”

“Mr. Storm! Are you prepared to raise another man’s child?”

“Nova! Will you reconcile with your husband?”

We pushed through the crowd toward the clinic entrance. Darren stood there waiting, positioned perfectly so every camera could capture him—the devoted husband, arms open, welcoming his pregnant wife home.

The blonde stood slightly behind him, smiling like she belonged there.

“Nova, darling,” Darren called out, loud enough for every microphone to catch. “I’m so glad you made it. Let’s go inside and meet our baby.”

Our baby. The words were a territorial claim, spoken for the cameras and the world.

Nova’s hand tightened on mine, but she kept walki