. The guards remained by the elevator, a si
on the sofa in the living room was a man she had never seen before. He was
ing at the man. "Thank you fo
ach dropped.
king over to the docto
eated, her voice r
s chest. "You want me to believe that you weren't
washing over her. "You want me
ble, his eyes darting between the couple. "It's the most accurate
r gaze locked on Dante. "If I'm not preg
idn't answer. He just gestu
ned her skin. He was treating her like a criminal,
ss. The only way out of this n
bed. Dr. Evans followed, setting his bag down on the du
rframe, his arms still cross
Mrs. Velasquez," Dr
her skin. She didn't flinch. She didn't look at the blood filling the vial. She
ped the vial and left the room.
t like ten hours. Helena sat perfectly still, her hands folded in her lap.
stepped back into the room, holding a sm
ez. Her hCG levels are no
econd, then let his arm drop to his side. There was no apolo
" Dante said. "Send
ena a sympathetic look befor
pped the test result onto the polished wood.
aby. No trap. Now stop this
room door shut behind him. A second later
locked
hts glittering below. She tried the handle. It didn't budge. Of course. He would have had them fitted with
anity. She picked up the test result. The
him the truth. And his response was to loc
the truth. He only
was his evidence. His proof that she was inn
it again, and again, until it was nothing but a pile of confetti on th
She was done trying to prove hers
ty. Somewhere out there, a plane was waiting to take h
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