Page 102 of Abandoned By My Alpha Husband

"Oh." She nodded, then asked, "Why did he only come find us now?"

"Because..." I took a deep breath. "Because he didn't know where you were. Mommy took you far away. He looked for a long time before he found us."

Anya was quiet for a moment. Then suddenly, "Mommy, do you love him?"

I froze.

"I..."

"If Mommy doesn't love him," Anya said seriously, "then I don't want him as my dad either."

My tears finally fell.

"Silly girl." I pulled her into my arms. "I love him. I love him very much."

"Good!" She wrapped her arms around my neck, little face pressed against my shoulder. "Then can I still call him Dad?"

"Of course." My voice broke. "Call him whatever you want."

"Can I live with him?" she asked again, voice full of hope. "With Liam? Like a real family?"

My heart clenched.

"You... you want to live with him?"

"Yes!" She nodded hard, pulling back from my arms, eyes shining. "I like Dad! I like Liam too! Mommy, can we live together? I want a real family."

My vision blurred completely.

I held her tight.

"Yes." My voice shook. "Baby, we can. I promise."

Anya bounced in my arms with joy.

"Yay! Can I call Dad today? I want to tell him!"

I smiled through my tears.

"Sure. But finish breakfast first. When you get home from school, we'll tell Dad properly."

"Okay!"

I went to the shop as usual. When I pushed open the door, Nancy was already there, wiping down shelves.

"Morning, boss." She turned and smiled.

"Morning." I set my bag behind the register. "How many orders do we have today?"

"Not too many. We still have more than a dozen from yesterday, and five new ones came in today," Nancy said. "Oh, someone wants a custom fragrance blend. She specifically requested you do it personally."

"Okay, I'll contact her in a bit."

I opened the computer and clicked on the order list. The screen filled with order information. I stared at it but couldn't process a single word. My mind was full of last night's scenes.

"Boss?"

Nancy's voice pulled me back.