Begin Again novel Chapter 163

Liam knew he should go home, regroup and calm the fuck down.

They were both very upset, for different reasons, of course, and nothing good would ever come out of this night if he didn't walk away. But he could never think straight where Eden was concerned. When it came to her, his heart would always rule over his head.

So without thinking things through or weighing his options, Liam ran up her rickety porch and banged his fist on the door. "Eden, come out right now!"

He'd camp out here the whole night if he had to. But one way or another, they'd have it out tonight, and he'd get all his answers.

The door flew open instantly.

Unimpressed and properly pissed off, Eden stepped out of the house and pushed him down the steps. "What the hell do you think you're doing? You'll wake my son up!"

"You mean our son?" Liam demanded.

Confusion and something he could only describe as fear flickered across her face ever so briefly, but she quickly got a hold of herself, her eyes hardening once more as she straightened her shoulders.

"I don't know what you're talking about! And it's late. You should leave." She spat and turned to walk away.

But Liam stopped her in her tracks before she could slip back inside the house, pushing them both closer to the edge of the cliff with his announcement, "I know Aiden's mine. I had a paternity test done!"

Eden paused, and he watched her back stiffen and her shoulders slump as she released a long, shaky breath.

"He's not your son," she whispered without turning around to look at him.

Liam laughed. He was anything but amused, though, and the sound he made— dark and inhuman—stunned them both with the anguish resonating from its depths.

He didn't know what he'd expected, but it sure as hell wasn't her outright denial, especially in the face of his announcement about the paternity test.

Her stubbornness pissed him off to no end, and he lost his shit as unbridled fury took over him completely.

"Are you insane?" He roared at her as he swung her around to look at him, his hands resting on her shoulders. "Have you lost your mind? Are you seriously going to stand there and deny he's my son? Two years, Eden! Two fucking years and you're going to stand there and deny it? How much longer do you plan to hide him from me?"

"Aiden is mine and mine alone!" Eden screamed right back at him, the rage in her eyes mirroring his own.

Things escalated very quickly from there as they had it out right there on her front yard, with all kinds of wild accusations flying around and blame shifting back and forth at dizzying speeds.

"You didn't want him, remember? You told me you're damn glad he's not your son, and you were bloody relieved there's nothing tying you to me." Eden brought up the one argument he wished they could both forget as she tapped her foot impatiently, her entire body oozing with indignation.