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and m
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ing faster. But there
ere
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od
," A voice s
respond, a check
is and never
in" the v
and looked
dside, was Charles Grey-h
knew. His eyes burned wit
orgivable. She'd never see
fo
harles?" she asked, he
sit up, ignoring the dull
ust welcome
stomach again, hollow and
baby they'd talked about
osen together under
my baby," she said, h
do you mean that I sho
nit, eyes desperately s
e my fiancé, Charles. W
e we
A bitter, jo
ected coldly. "
rie
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shock. She pulled the bla
ld her fro
e, what's going o
er lap. Her eyes fell to i
price tag f
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. You should be thank
ero
slowly
shaking. Every part of her
ed to know what was going
er hand re
hispered. "You can't mean
ba
ke another step, a shar
o
dare touc
nd saw Julie Ross standin
rty, her arms crossed
a
sked, confused. "Julie
ou
tly, heels clicking on t
. "Did you really think so
from
But... aren't you two
de
, then walked over to Cha
move away. Inste
st tightening. "No...
"You're the only one who
ws we've been tog
hook. "So... th
ying every second. "Charl
r mother's inheritance. An
re's no need to
hoping for a sign that it
co
t love," he said q
ine
s, tears falling freely.
ed into
al floor, shaking. Her che
down her face, and her han
o much. It felt like the
o
out, looking up at him wit
you get me pregnant i
in. "What's going to happ
by
ted him to say it was all
verything wo
d say a word, Julie ste
ug
harles would touch you?"
sleep with a dir
er hands shook as she clut
nt?" she asked i
snake. "It was all p
inked, c
tone cold and full of ha
hange my body So we needed
tupid, trusting, a
ice low and sharp. "We dru
sperm inside you. You wer
by
whole bo
shaking her head. "No,
ng.
birth to my child. That b
is done, I'm tak
snapped in
e and pain, she launched
art. But before she could
hoved Em
hit the floor, and
before blacking out was J
ro