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(check out the Forbidden Men<\/a> series info here)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n LUCY GAMBLE, KNOCKED UP BY DYING MAN SHE GAVE SYMPATHY SEX, NOW MOVING ON TO HIS BIG BROTHER<\/b>.<\/p>\n Have you ever tried to come up with a headline for your life? Well, mine\u2019s so cringeworthy I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s actually my story\u2026or a hundred percent true<\/p>\n But honestly, how could I say no to the one-night-stand when he begged? Only a monster could deny someone their dying wish, right?<\/p>\n I mean, okay, getting pregnant from the encounter was a regrettable, irresponsible mistake; I can fully admit that.<\/p>\n Turning to his brother, however, was never part of the plan. Initially, I didn\u2019t even like the guy.<\/p>\n Except Vaughn Merrill is a force to be reckoned with. He\u2019s determined to be an \u201cinvolved\u201d uncle, and no matter how much I tell him he doesn\u2019t have to be so helpful, he\u2019s just so freaking helpful.<\/p>\n And gorgeous.<\/p>\n Plus not at all the ass I assumed he was. Then there\u2019s this massive pain and grief and loneliness I see in his eyes. I just want to hug him constantly and give him the sense of family he so desperately needs.<\/p>\n So really, can you blame me for falling for the one man I know I shouldn\u2019t?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n My brother and his wife, Bentley, were with me, my first visitors of the day. Bentley had immediately stolen my child and was sitting with her in the rocking chair, cooing happily, and Beau was hovering around my breakfast tray that had just been delivered. Apparently, Bentley had rushed him from home to drop Braiden off with her parents and get here before he could eat, so he was hungrily eyeing all my food when a tap came on the door.<\/p>\n \u201cCome in,\u201d Beau called over his shoulder as if it were his room, not mine, and he reached for a stalk of celery in my veggie cup.<\/p>\n I smacked his hand and glowered. \u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat? You don\u2019t even like celery.\u201d And he rebelliously dipped it into my ranch dressing before popping it into his mouth.<\/p>\n Behind him, the door opened, and a nurse poked her head inside. \u201cYou have a visitor. He says he\u2019s the baby\u2019s uncle.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHuh?\u201d Beau whirled around with his mouth full. \u201cNo, I\u2019m the baby\u2019s uncle.\u201d<\/p>\n He marched toward the door indignantly and yanked it all the way open to reveal part of the man who was standing behind the nurse.<\/p>\n \u201cWho the hell are you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m, uh…Vaughn Merrill.\u201d<\/p>\n My pulse zinged when I heard his familiar voice, but that was probably just because my system was preparing for my blood pressure to skyrocket with anger as it always did in Vaughn\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n \u201cMerrill?\u201d Beau repeated. \u201cYou the dead guy\u2019s brother, then?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBeau!\u201d I hissed. But, oh my God, how had I been related to this inconsiderate buffoon my entire life? Although, you know, his influence on me was probably the reason I accidentally had my own inconsiderate moments more often than I wanted to.<\/p>\n He glanced at me with a shrug. \u201cWant me to let him in?\u201d<\/p>\n Did I? I kind of dreaded going another round with Vaughn; I was still worn out from giving birth less than twenty-four hours before. But he was Ava\u2019s uncle. It\u2019d feel rude to turn him away.<\/p>\n Besides, I was curious to know why he was here, to begin with. I hadn\u2019t seen hide nor hair of him since I\u2019d asked for a picture of Duke. And oddly, I was sort of eager for the strange dopamine hit of enraged vitality that rushed through me whenever I was in his presence.<\/p>\n Lifting a hand, I waved my assent to Beau. \u201cI mean, yeah. Whatever. 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