Christina “What the hell are you saying?” I snapped, trying—and failing—to keep my voice steady instead of irritated. “He has my eyes. My hair. The way he looks at people.” Hunter’s voice was low but unshakable. “I saw it, Chris. I see myself in him. Kai is my son.” For half a second, panic clawed up my throat. So I did the only thing I could. I laughed like he had just told the most ridiculous joke in the world. I threw my head back, exposing the line of my throat—a mistake. His eyes tracked the movement like a wolf watching a jugular. “You sound insane, Hunter,” I said, pressing a hand to my chest as if I needed to steady myself from the humor of it. “Do you even hear yourself?” In a flash, the distance between us evaporated. He didn’t just step forward; he invaded. He slammed his palm against the door behind my head, the sound echoing like a gunshot. “That’s not funny.” “It is,” I shot back, wiping at the corner of my eye as if I’d laughed too hard. “You se
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