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The Father She Hired
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Luke Graham has no reason to trust marriage again. Then mob boss Adeline Martin hires him to be a father figure to her anxious son, Mason. Their deal becomes a marriage of convenience. As Mason grows close to Luke, Luke's ex comes back for him—and the contracts she lost. Now Luke has a family worth fighting for.
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