Just Another Chance

JUST ANOTHER CHANCE THE BECKETT BILLIONAIRES AVA GRAY Copyright © 2023 by Ava Gray All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Created with Vellum ALSO BY AVA GRAY CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE Alpha Billionaire Series Secret Baby with Brother’s Best Friend Just Pretending Loving The One I Should Hate Billionaire and the Barista Coming Home Doctor Daddy Baby Surprise A Fake Fiancée for Christmas Hot Mess Playing with Trouble Series: Chasing What’s Mine Claiming What’s Mine Protecting What’s Mine Saving What’s Mine The Beckett Billionaires Series: Love to Hate You Standalone’s: Ruthless Love The Best Friend Affair PARANORMAL ROMANCE Maple Lake Shifters Series: Omega Vanished Omega Exiled Omega Coveted Omega Bonded Everton Falls Mated Love Series: The Alpha’s Mate The Wolf’s Wild Mate Saving His Mate Fighting For His Mate Dragons of Las Vegas Series: Thin Ice Silver Lining A Spark in the Dark Fire & Ice Dragons of Las Vegas Boxed Set (The Complete Series) Standalone’s: Fiery Kiss Wild Fate CONTENTS Also by Ava Gray Blurb 1. Addie 2. Tanner 3. Addie 4. Tanner 5. Addie 6. Tanner 7. Addie 8. Tanner 9. Addie 10. Tanner 11. Addie 12. Tanner 13. Addie 14. Tanner 15. Addie 16. Tanner 17. Addie 18. Tanner 19. Addie 20. Tanner 21. Addie 22. Tanner 23. Addie 24. Tanner 25. Epilogue 26. Excerpt: Love to Hate You Subscribe to my Mailing List BLURB I gave Tanner my heart, and he gave me all the reasons why I should never trust men again. It had been two years since I’d seen his gorgeously devastating face. Two years since I’d found out that I was pregnant with his baby. His betrayal forced me to skip town and keep it a secret. And just when I thought I could mend my heart, he returned to my life. Still as handsome as I remembered. I still longed for him to hold me, to make me feel alive. But he had questions… lots of them. Especially since our son looked exactly like him. Tanner’s return could destroy everything I’d built on my own. He’s a billionaire but money can’t buy my trust. Will he be the one to take my son away from me, or the one to save us both? 1 ADDIE The two little, pink lines on the stick don’t lie: I’m pregnant. Maybe I should be scared or worried about telling the father like most women in my position might be, but I’m not. Confidence and excitement fill me because I am in love with the most amazing man in the world. His name is Tanner Beckett and when I tell him tonight that we’re going to have a baby, I know that he’s going to be just as excited as I am. Two months ago, I met Tanner at the small flower shop where I work. He came in to order an arrangement to send to his younger sister for her birthday. I helped him pick out the prettiest flowers we had, and he’d lingered much longer than necessary. Before leaving, he asked me on a date. I couldn’t say yes fast enough even though I’d like to think I played coy. At least a little. Who am I kidding? He was the hottest man I’d ever seen, and an electric attraction sparked immediately between us. The moment he asked me out, I probably turned into a babbling fool. Yes, yes, yes! The next day, Tanner picked me up in his fancy car, took me to a huge field dotted with colorful tulips and we spent the afternoon picking them. I love flowers and it was the perfect first date. Something magical happened in that field of tulips and even though we’d just met, it was overwhelming and instantaneous. I can’t say we fell in love because it was only our first date, but the feeling between us… I’m not sure how to accurately describe it because I’d never experienced anything like that before. But that was the beginning of our whirlwind romance. It’s almost like we already knew each other. I’ve never been a believer in past lives, destiny or any similar hocus-pocus, but Tanner made me reconsider the concept of soulmates. Because I knew almost from the moment we met that he was mine. We began to spend a lot of time together and even though our lives were polar opposite in nearly every way, we connected on a soul-deep level. Tanner Beckett is my person and everything about him makes my heart sing. I know him better than anyone else in this entire world so when I tell him we’re expecting, I know he’s going to be as happy as I am. When it comes to Tanner, I have no doubts. He’s upfront and communicates well. I love the fact that he doesn’t play games and he knows exactly what he wants. There’s no guesswork, just an absolute, almost indescribable joy when I’m with him. Sitting on my bed, I reach over and pick up the framed picture on my nightstand. It’s Tanner and I wearing knit caps, snowflakes dancing around us, cheeks ruddy and Christmas lights in the background. He’s grinning at the camera and I’m kissing his cheek. It’s my absolute favorite picture of us and I love it for so many reasons. But mostly because it captures the essence of us. Of our love story. I take a moment to admire his handsome looks– thick, dark brown hair, striking hazel eyes, broad shoulders and oh-so-tall. My heart kicks up a notch and my thoughts turn steamy when I think back to the night, we consummated our relationship. We’d been dating three weeks and the heat between us was near the boiling point. But I’m not the kind of girl who falls into bed with