hest. The shame. The humiliation. A daughter pregnant be

ettled him. The panic, the pain-it didn

om the past five months. Camera after camera, day after day-nothing. She hadn't left t

ld she be pregnant if she had

-

was confined to her room, her growing belly a constant reminder of the myst

afternoon, K

d from her window as he stepped out-tall, sharp, and colder than th

't even

oing on the marble floor. Mia was in the hal

" he shouted. "Y

he started, v

" he snarled. His hand

ront door slammed open. Her f

surprising warmth, as if noth

he fury in his eyes. He turned to face th

ly. "Or I pull every damn cent out of your

smile dropp

elvin spat. "One p

s all i

ou shameless little bitch! You think your lies

uld finish,

ugh her abdomen. Her hands gripp

someone

Pain.

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the driver to step on it. Mia drifted in and out of consciousness, Kel

tance, no one noticed the truth c

o ordinary

htmare was on