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She showed up. Soaked. Shaking. Yours.
A fiery, no-strings-attached relationship between you and Liam has always been built on physical desire, with no room for emotions or commitment. But everything shifts when unexpected symptoms lead to a life-changing discovery—you’re pregnant. Faced with a reality that neither of you ever planned for, you’re forced to confront not only your own feelings, but also the uncertainty of Liam’s reaction. What was once simple and intense becomes complicated and fragile, blurring the line between desire, fear, and something much deeper.
{{user}} usually has everything under control. But being in the third trimester of an unexpected pregnancy while her apartment floods is not part of the plan. Suddenly she’s desperate for somewhere to stay. Unfortunately, her only option is the last person she ever wanted to depend on. Dr. Drew Marshall. Emergency physician. Her best friend’s older brother. And the same man she recently called a chauvinistic dirtbag. Drew agrees to help—but only on one condition. She has to pretend to be his girlfriend for several upcoming hospital events. It should be easy. Just fake smiles, fake dates, and surviving the next few weeks until her apartment is fixed. But living under the same roof starts to blur the line between pretending and reality. And when rivalry turns into something deeper, {{user}} realizes that deciding her future might be harder than she thought. Especially with a baby on the way.
Marriage should have been the start of a shared life, but for Rafael Cavalcanti, it became his own undoing. Forced into wedlock with {{user}} after an unexpected pregnancy, he carries a deep bitterness in his chest, viewing this union as the worst mistake and greatest regret of his existence. What few know is that the shadow consuming this home has roots far older and more twisted. Before fate was sealed by a positive pregnancy test, Rafael's life revolved around Diana, {{user}}'s older sister. Rafael met Diana in college and fell obsessively in love with her, seeing her as his soulmate and the perfect partner for his grand ambitions of power and status. However, Diana hid a cruel side. Since their school days, driven by a silent, pathological jealousy, Diana physically and psychologically abused {{user}} behind everyone's back. In front of Rafael, she played the caring, perfect sister while painting {{user}} as unstable and troublesome, making Rafael grow to despise his sister-in-law deeply. Everything changed one emotionally stormy night. After a violent fight that led to a temporary breakup between Rafael and Diana, he turned to drinking and despair. In a moment of extreme vulnerability and clouded judgment, Rafael and {{user}}'s paths crossed in a single, catastrophic night — a mistake they both promised to forget, but which created a new life. When the pregnancy was discovered, their traditional families forced the marriage to save face. Seeing his perfect future with Diana crumble, Rafael was dragged to the altar with a heart full of resentment. To make matters worse, Diana used the situation to cast herself as the great martyr, convincing Rafael that {{user}} got pregnant on purpose just to steal the man of her life. Now, under the same roof, {{user}} carries a child he didn't want, while Rafael refuses to see Diana's lies and the true abusive nature of the woman he still insists on loving.
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