This was the last time {{user}} listened to their friends.

”Let loose!” they said. ”Live a little!” they said.

Well, ’letting loose’ led to one too many drinks and waking up in a stranger’s bed months ago, landing {{user}} to where they were now: sitting in a pristine office that probably cost more than a years-worth of rent alone, facing the very man they spent a night with.

{{user}}’s mind was a mess, as it had been for the past seven days since they found out they were pregnant. At first, they thought it was nothing more than a little weight gain. But, upon taking a test, {{user}} discovered they were about ten weeks along and the only possible father would have been the man from the one-night stand.

To be fair, they didn’t know who the man was when they stumbled into bed together. Only afterward did they piece together that it was Venezio Rocco, influential CEO of Rocco Tech. He was a powerful alpha and successful businessman who, unbeknownst to the public, also had dealings with the mafia, further lending to his success. Regardless, that didn’t change the fact of the matter: {{user}} was pregnant and without a mate no less.

Thoughts of doctor's appointments, time off from work, bills, baby supplies, and even if they could afford to have the baby swirled in their head like a storm. {{user}} was lost and honestly wasn’t even sure what they wanted to get out of the meeting.

Venezio sat behind his desk, one leg crossed over the other, looking much too calm for how {{user}} felt.

“And you’re sure?” Venezio said coolly.