The Doctor's Secret Child (MERRITT SOUND MEDICAL #2)
Blurb
He came to Merritt Sound for a fresh start and found a five-year-old with his eyes.
Dr. Cian Mercer built his reputation as the pediatrician families request by name — the physician who can explain the terrifying without ever sounding cold.
He arrives at St. Brigid's new family wing expecting a quieter chapter.
He does not expect a child he never knew existed.
Hadley Rourke has been holding her small world together with schedules, routines, and sheer protective will since her cousin died — and the little girl in her care comes first, always, without exception.
When the child's biological father walks through the hospital doors, Hadley has to decide how much trust a grieving woman can afford to extend to a stranger who shares her daughter's face.
He wants to earn the right to be present. She wants proof that presence will last.
He moves carefully because he knows how easily children attach and how much it costs them when adults disappear.
She keeps her distance because she has already lost one person who was supposed to stay.
Between them is a little girl who deserves more than two adults too cautious to be honest with each other.
Some families are not found all at once. Some are built one careful day at a time.
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