ciousness. She opened her heavy eyelids to the white cei

ed her head slightly on the pillow and saw Delmus pacing

s, he rushed over and

e awake! How

ysician in a white coat walked in holding a thick lab folder, followed closely by M

pushed his gold-rimmed glasses up his nos

your blood HCG levels, yo

Her fingers spasmed, moving instinctively to cover her flat stomach as

before Devin marched up to the bed, raised her

to the side, blood pooling at the corner of her split

ss the bed and sho

ur mind? She's a p

with rage, poin

lut! Unmarried and knocked up w

threw a stapled legal document onto Danika's lap

t a shred of warmth. "The surgery will be done immediately. The Brewer f

came out. The words simply wouldn't form. She looked from the document to her adoptive father's face, then

hing!" Dev

th and a sob. She couldn't speak. She couldn't even think. The only thing she could do was shake her

er, Alejandra curled her lip an

for your own good. You can't ruin your

ocked her eyes onto Alejandra's, and s

t o

his fist onto the m

t paper, I will throw you out of this family today, cut off e

for twenty-two years, the last ember of

his throat, looki

we must run pre-op evaluations first. The patient's vital

rror gripped Danika's chest. She twisted the bedshe

ped, her throat raw. "Just

"What is there to think

ly in front of the bed,

will call a reporter at The New York Times this second

e weighed the threat of the press.

signature isn't on the page in two days,

d stormed out, slammin

enomous glare and gra

air in this roo

e over her shoulder before followi

ees up to her chest, buried her face in the ho

ttress and wrapped his arms tigh

red thickly. "Whatever you decide,