desperation in it was terrifying. "What did you say?" she rasped, her voice

he kicked out, her sharp heel scraping against Deidre's wrist, forcin

"you were pregnant. And it was a perfectly normal, healthy, viab

shook her head violently, refusing to accept the words. "No. No, the doc

ardo Lamb. I paid him two million dollars to alter your ultrasound imag

o throw up. She remembered that night. The sudden, agonizing pain. The

ust had to wait for the 'emergency' to happen, and then Dr. Lamb did the rest. He made it look li

om pain of that night ripping through

te without consent. And since Danial was your next of kin, they ha

eyes. "Danial authorized the surgery. He gave the verbal consent over the sa

lungs. Danial. It was Danial's voice that had ended Lily's life. He had killed the

. Lamb removed your healthy fallopian tube while he was at it. Just

l howl of a mother who had just learned that her child had been murdered by the peop

n her arm. She only felt a blinding, all-consuming rage. She explo

expected Deidre to have any strength lef

londe hair. She yanked it hard, dragging Dari

ac

aria's cheek with every ounce of strength she possessed

lood immediately started to seep from her lip w

ver. Smack. The second slap was harder than the first. She poure

ard, her high heel catching on the edge of the rug. She fell si

ac

r, clutching her head. Blood began to pour from a gash on her tem

er voice filled with genuine

om door f

ied loosely around his waist. His eyes were wild, still foggy w

, crying and holding her pregnant belly. He saw Deidre stan

hen, it twisted into a mask

g a bloody finger at Deidre. "She atta

oving Deidre out of the way. He fell to his knees beside Daria, gathering h

hter. A hysterical, broken laugh bubbled up from her chest. I

with hatred. "What the hell is wrong wit

at Daria. "She's a liar! She lied about the yacht! She

large hands shoving her shoulders with brutal force. S