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

and leaned against it, finally letting myself breathe.

The room felt too small.

Too warm.

Too empty.

I dropped my purse onto the couch and saw the ultrasound pamphlet sticking halfway out of the side pocket. The clinic nurse had given it to me three days earlier with a gentle smile, explaining prenatal vitamins and appointment schedules while my mind buzzed continue reading …