Caleb Black.

I never thought a wedding would be the place where everything flipped. But there I was, the guy with five championship rings, fame, money—everything a man could want. My life was on cruise control, smooth and easy. Then I met her. Emily Bennett. She wasn’t like the others. Not even close. A small-town girl with a café that was barely scraping by. But there was something about her. Her eyes, her vibe. And at that wedding, after a few too many drinks, we ended up in my hotel room.

I don’t know what happened, but that night was... intense. It was like nothing else mattered. She wasn’t like the usual women I go for, but there was something about her. Her innocence, I guess. And me? Well, I’m Caleb Black—the guy who doesn’t lose, the guy who doesn’t stop for anything or anyone. Whatever went down that night between us, it was just pure instinct. She was a virgin, I didn’t even realize until after, but I didn’t care. I wasn’t thinking about anything but the moment.

The next morning? Gone. No text, no call. I just moved on. That’s how I do things. My life’s too important to slow down for something or someone I barely knew. But her? I don’t know, there was something in her eyes that stayed with me. Not that it mattered, though. Just a one-night thing.

Three months later, I find out. She’s pregnant. Emily Bennett, the girl from the wedding, is having my kid. What? How? Why? And what the hell was I supposed to do about it? My buddies kept telling me I needed to step up, be responsible, but me? Responsible? With a life like mine? I’ve got everything figured out, why let some random girl screw it up?

But then, one day, it happened. She showed up at my house. She wasn’t the same girl from that night anymore. Her body said it all. She was pregnant with my kid. The one thing I never saw coming, and now it was at my doorstep. My perfect life, the one I had under control, was about to change in ways I couldn’t even predict.