ping the black Porsche in sight. It finally pulled over in front of a d

e of the most exclusive and priv

ands fumbled with the cash as she paid Sal. She put on her oversized sunglasses, a flimsy shield again

the white dress had alr

aiting room that looked more like a five-star hotel

them imm

he room. Elisha quickly ducked behind a large

g her back. He was leaning down, his forehead pressed intimately against hers, murmuring something soft a

soft light caught her features, Elisha

s Leb

His college girlfriend. His elite family had deemed unsuitable and forced hi

The nausea that had been a dull ache all morning surged with the force of

m. She wouldn't give them the satisfaction of seeing her brea

white scrubs was suddenly at her side. "Y

into a small, empty examination room, helping her

, her voice hoarse. "I'm fi

tley and Amaris. Here. Together. The kindness of the nurse felt like a cr

placed by a hollow, aching emptiness. She had

pped back into the hallway. S

n straight

rotectively around Amaris's waist. They were so close, their head

resting on his chest. It was a picture of domestic bli

hat would shatter her life int

said, her voice a sweet, happy murmur, her hand resting g

of smile Elisha had dreamed of seeing when she gave him the Hermès box. He reached out and

aid softly. "Whatever you want to

ed, looking up at him with adori

d in the silen

ush from his office. The OB-GYN. It all

ch, a reflexive, protective ge

air from her lungs. If Hartley was this ecstatic about Amaris's chi

ver her. She couldn't let them see her.

lished floor. She pushed open the door to the women'

t eaten, but the bitter acid of years of lies. Tears streamed down her face, mingli