THE MOMENT CLARE SAW DAMEN MORETTI KISS ANOTHER WOMAN, SHE RAN WITH HIS UNBORN CHILD—BUT THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN NEW YORK FOUND THE BROKEN PREGNANCY TEST, FOLLOWED HER INTO THE SNOW, AND PROVED HE WAS MORE AFRAID OF LOSING HIS FAMILY THAN LOSING HIS EMPIRE

the screen in the dim exam room while the technician pointed out tiny hands, feet, profile, heartbeat.

“He’s healthy,” she said.

I started crying before I could stop myself.

Damen did not say a word.

He just reached for my hand and held it so tightly that later, I found crescent marks from his fingers on my skin.

When we got back to the car, he sat silently continue reading …