His Secret Heir In Her Arms
uldn't look him in the eye anymore. The shame wa
king behind Ga
. As she did, the unpaid invoice from D
ght next to
of the hospital. He saw the bold tex
lunged
e didn't move out of the way either. He simply looked at the paper as if it were
er hand inches
t him. "Please,
so the total was obscured. It was a dismissive gest
th a dark calculation. If she had taken millions, why was she desperate for fifty thousand? The math
r, he might investigate. If he investigated Elena, he might find
ate her. Hate was saf
o a smile. It felt brit
back and stood up, d
e forced a tone of casual greed. "The millions did
d. "You hav
s jaw jumped. He scanned her face, looki
ck for a refi
t cost her every ounce of her strength. "You have
annon seemed to
er with such profound revulsion
isgusting,
slammed
to Aleta.
ride long and angry. Aleta shot Ivana a triumphant gl
an she had loved since she was twenty-tw
til they turn
lid down the wall, clutching t
aper. It was wrin
refully and put
automated text from the h
thin 24 hours to pr
up. She wiped her fac
oom, composing herself b
ake. Her eye
ay?" Elena
an apple from the bedside table. "Yes,
ing so badly she al
hour later. He pulled
out the deposit," he said gently. "I
ive me forty-eigh
. "Forty-eight h
n the hallway. She opene
3
ins, the neighbor she paid to
ula. And I need my
Her sweet, innocent boy who had G
n't let h
red $300 to
nce:
days. Her stomach crampe
e hospital. The midd
uldn't even afford the subway if
d to the
off the sidewalk.
e. Her head felt light. Blacsw
he curb. It was sleek, sil
ted so dark it loo
tion. She was focusing
dow rol