on to the edge of the toilet as a
mes before, nothing came u
. For four days in a row, the nausea had hit her every mornin
inst the tiles, waiting for
e we
of a private sanitarium. The straps holding her to the bed had been remov
lass was bulletproof, and the d
a key turned
om floor and wiped her mouth with the
coat walked in, carrying a tray w
Cl
in every few days to check on her
e asked, setting the t
iving me is poison
. The food is f
"I need fresh air. I
Clark repe
to the narrow bed. She sat on the edge, pull
bber band aroun
om all the stress, we ne
shot through her arm as the needle entere
pulling out the needle and pressing a cotton b
, walked out, and slam
ock c
her eyes. Her hands shook as she touched her thr
Did he look at Vanessa every day and th
s. Her twin had always been overly ambiti
he lock clicked
heet of paper. This time, he loo
middle of the ro
emanded, her heart poun
se," Clark s
t's wrong
usand." He glanced at the paper ag
if all the air h
gna
to her stomach
r w
against hers, his hands on her waist, his quiet groans
was growing
this baby with everything she had. But the feeling was qu
and her sister had
erie whispered, her voice
, Clark?" a familiar voic
open, and Van
sh and flawles
ing out on a date with Ewan." At that, she shot V
est results, and whispered somethin
sa ordered withou
hutting the d
reading the paper. Her eyes moved over th
le instantly spre
until her back hit the wall. She
er voice low and shaky
r. Her eyes stayed on Valerie's hand
thy laugh that sent a ch
her head in disbelief. "You slept with
erie spat, pressing her hands aga
"Val, are you stupid? This is the best
shouted, her voice bre
t bed with him, you idiot?" Vanessa
her eyes bright
weeks ago," she said softly. "He remembers every seco
lt her sto
d, shaking her hea
r face. "I'm going straight back to the Shaw estate. I'll run into Ew
out of reach. "He'll look at your stomach! He'll touch you! You can't
nt." Vanessa smiled coldly. "I can hire doctors. I
er chin, her smi
t every meal they bring you, take your pren
closer, her
king that baby straight from your arms. He'll have my
ie screamed, throwin
l onto the mattress, and her elbows hit the bed frame
er silk blouse, lookin
spered sweetly as she turned towards
y, leaving Valerie curled up on the cot, crying
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