e air of the preci

rotecting Evelin. He would rather look like a ruthless busin

al pulled Carmen back in

shb

into the sterile, bright white ligh

the ER soaked to the bone, shivering violently, a

as a severe threatened miscarriage brought on by physical trauma and extreme

d, staring at the ceiling.

ed to the private suite, a nurse

le. "Your blood work came back. We found the cause of your

he HCG hormone levels were circled in red ink. Attached to it

six weeks pregnant. Despite the trauma, the baby is

A bomb went off in her chest. A baby. Forrest's baby. A fi

s the overwhelming surge of emotion,

nked by the Richmond family's chief legal coun

how she was feeling. He stood at the foot of he

ed. It sounded like he was as

wincing as her stomach

d me an hour ago. She received a death threat f

ike a stone. He was h

of text messages. I'm watching you. You're going to pay. There was a photo of Evelin with her eyes scratched out. There

fixated on Ms. Mcgowan," the secur

nausea. She knew Evelin. Evelin was a master manipul

her voice raspy. "Evelin is making this

the metal footboard of the bed.

te her, but this is a matter of life and death!

He adjusted his glasses and looked

patterns. He seems to harbor deep hostility toward anyone closely associated with M

paused. He

y trained female operative as a body double. We need her to wear your exact clothing, drive your vehicle, and

hospital room

he lawyer. Then sh

ect Evelin. And Forrest was standing right there, demanding she comply, completely oblivi

ke. A hot, blinding ra

bling finger at th

ed. "Carmen,

screamed, her voice

took a step back. They looked at

s of pain and betrayal, a tiny, pathetic part of her still hoped he would act like

back at her.

rning behind his dark eyes. He was calculating the risk to

er. He looked annoyed that s

dogs tearing her flesh. It was the absolute, undeniable proof that she me

die in Carmen's eyes. He sighed

is men. "Let her rest. We'

ation. But he didn't say no, either. He turned an

f Fla

t, Frobisher was stil

," Frobisher said. "Did

e hospital the next day. I paid her enti

left out the stalker. He use