Eight months after the divorce, my phone buzzed with his name. “Come to my wedding,” he said, smug as ever. “She’s pregnant—unlike you.” I froze, fingers tightening around the hospital sheet.

paternity results?” I asked, my voice a quiet murmur as I adjusted the blanket over my daughter’s face.

Certified by the state lab. He is indisputably the father. Because he failed to contest the initial custody filings during the finalization of the divorce—mostly because he chose to ignore the mail—the statutory default rules apply. He technically continue reading …