dissected her. They lingered on the silk sca
t was a frantic bird beating against her ribs. Her
e spoke to his assistant, his voice devoid o
doors began to close, his eyes met Chloe's for a fraction of a second
lway was silent, amplifying the s
?" Alistair's voice was quiet, but it cut th
in steady. The first lie came out, thin and brittle.
ly perceptible movement that was more of a sn
t. Not yet. He simply
f their own accord, her body betraying her, fo
consultation suite she hadn't seen before. He placed his thu
etric access. This wasn't just a cli
large mahogany desk, leather chairs, a view of the city. A
command. "Dr. Evans. Bring me
cold. HCG. The p
octor knocked and entered, handing a single sh
it. He already knew what it said. He turn
w to the hig
tropin (HCG), Serum, Q
and, searing itse
work that way. No test on earth could detect a pregnancy this soon. She looked at Alistair's icy, expectant ga
He was a wall of expensive wool and cold fury, trapping her. He was so close she could sm
icured finger, right on the word 'POSITIVE'. His
ng to a low, dangerous murmur. "We sleep in separate wings. W
you tell me, Chloe Parrish," he whispered, his breat
am that it was a mistake, a mix-up, that the timing was medically impossible-but admit
ldn't say a
ould be invoked. The trust fund, her one ticket to freedom, would vanish. She would be cast
e was her
ned into something brutal. He gripped her chin, his fing
before you answer," he hissed. "You k
t about loneliness or public humiliation. It was a
question. It
hands. He smoothed the cuff of his perfectly tailored shir
had been standing silently
fe seems to have some misconceptions about her own condition. Please, b
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