Silvia “Back before the Legacy Gala turned into a full-blown disaster,” Sherman said, his voice dipping into that low, velvety register that always managed to short-circuit my brain, “I never really thought about first names. But I always figured… if we ever had kids, they’d take your last name.” My heart skipped a beat. He was actually saying he'd envisioned a future where our child would bear my family name, not his prestigious Alpha one. I blinked. “Wait, seriously? Not going with Carter?” I asked, half-laughing, half-testing him. His smile didn’t waver. His blue eyes held mine, steady and sincere. He dismissed the idea with a casual shake of his head. "The Carter legacy isn't half as worthy as Brown." My breath caught as another thought suddenly crashed through m

