er of surprise in her

, puffed up, re

rc," he said, his voice dri

e, Leo, who had been fr

, his voice cracking with fury. He push

s Thorne is my father! The only father I've ever known! He was there f

at Sera. "How dare you? How dar

anger but quickly rec

for you, for us," she

s if burned. "

it up, a live drama unf

her voice rising in pitch, pl

ging through the ballroom. "He knows it! He was diagnos

swept the room. Heads turned towards m

m the shame, the emptiness! I ensured we could have a child, our be

ed vigorously, some

them stage-whispered, lou

urden to carry,

ing on my lips, which probably loo

rse. "He's the best father anyone could a

im, focusing o

a claim without proof?" she

t me, a sneer replaci

The results are being delivered by a private courier right now.

' s smile. "Then we'll

m was a palpable thing. All