Chapter 76

Ramon POV

“Talk to Rhodes,” I’d said. “Tell him about the pregnancy. Give him a chance to show you that you’re wrong about his reaction.”

“And if I’m not wrong? If he reacts exactly how I think he will?”

“Then we’ll figure it out together. But Troy, you can’t make this decision based on a conversation you overheard weeks ago. You have to give Rhodes a chance to actually respond to the real situation.”

“I can’t,” Troy had whispered. “Ramon, I can’t risk it.”

“You have to,” I’d said gently. “Because the alternative—terminating a pregnancy your mate doesn’t even know about, lying to him about what happened—that will destroy your marriage just as surely as any resentment about an unexpected baby.”

Troy had stood there for a long moment, tears streaming down his face, and I’d felt like the worst person in the world for not just agreeing to help him. But this wasn’t like helping Lake escape from Samuel or protecting Ollie from danger. This was ly