tree-lined road leading away from the es

ires screeched. Haleigh flew forward, her shoulde

sideways across the narro

leigh's driver jumped out to stop him, but two massive bodyguards stepp

e open and slid into the seat next to Haleig

the leather bench, pressing her back against the oppos

" Cleon whispered, leaning c

ainst her ribs, but she kep

The viability is garbage," Cleon sneered. "Yo

d. We pass it off as Fabian's heir. When the old lady dies, we spl

is words made Haleigh's

ight hand and slapped him across the fa

the quiet car. A bright red handprint

nt wild with rage. "You bitch!" He

ing eyebrow razor she kept in her makeup bag. She snapped the blade op

I bleed out in this car, Berneice will have your skin

the blade pressing into her pale skin. He saw the absol

the driver's seat, and scrambled out

ing so violently she could barely fold the bla

terim had been a blur of daily hormone injections, blood draws, and ultrasound scans, her body carefully calibrated to the precise state the embryo require

ly sterile VIP operating room. S

let, nodded with quiet satisfaction, then held up a small screen showing a microscopic image. "This is the

ing table. The bright surgical ligh

hing pressure built low in her pelvis. It was t

se wheeled her into a quiet recovery

er lower abdomen. It felt impossible

milk. "Rest here. The next two we

nhattan. She made a silent promise to the dark room. No matt