k marble bar. The word POSITIVE, printed in bol

didn't move. He didn't breathe. The

ze was a physical weight, scraping across her skin, se

t, shifting her weight to one hip. She forced her postur

r. His eyes scanned the text, stopping on the official seal o

mouth. "You think a forged document is going to ge

vate medical team can draw my blood right now

ed under his grip. He knew. He looked at her eyes, saw

nd hurled it at her chest. It hit her co

and raw aggression rolled off him. "If you're pregnant, why didn'

ball of paper, smoothed it out against her thigh, and slipped it back into

said, pronouncing every word with agonizing clarity. "But giving birt

ion worked.

r jaw like a steel vise. He squeezed, the pressur

face inches from hers. His eyes were black with fury. "You and

rs of Cora's eyes, but she stretched her

e moment my heart stops, an automated email goes out to ev

grip

ng the last twenty percent of the family trust hostage until you produce a legitimate heir. It's the only reason Axel thinks h

it the ki

of a Wall Street predator assessing a catastrophic loss. He stared at her, seeing her not as a cheap who

is hand. He

throbbing jaw. She took a deep, shaky b

d a legitimate heir to force the board's hand and secure

ed up the bottle of whiskey, and poured another glass.

was completely devoid of emotio

," Jace said, turning his head slightly to look at her over his shoulder. "Beca

A terrifying,

der that threatened to tear thro

d to our weddi

y wooden door. She grabbed the brass handle, turn

icked shut

floor. She wrapped her arms around her knees, burying her face in her arms, and gasped for air. She was covere