Promises

Jordan never thought he'd be the one carrying a secret that could change everything. In a world where fertility among male is rare and biology doesn't always play by the rules, he's just learned the impossible-he's pregnant. But telling his boyfriend, Mason, is another battle entirely. Mason, with his drinking problems, his complicated past, and his unrelenting hatred for Jordan's best friend, isn't the easiest person to confide in.

Their annual Thanksgiving trip to Mason's family home should be a time for tradition, but the house is a battlefield of its own. Mason's strained relationship with his mother, the quiet storm brewing between his parents, and a father who's never liked Jordan create a suffocating tension. As secrets simmer beneath the surface and old wounds threaten to break open, Jordan wonders-will he find the courage to speak, or will the weight of expectation, resentment, and fear keep his truth buried?

In a world where biology bends, but human nature remains the same, one question lingers: will love be enough to hold them together, or will this secret tear them apart?