or to check on her "fainting spell," and personally made her a warm meal. I was a prisoner in

is voice soft and placating

alk about," I said th

voice full of a weary frustration that

w, empty sound. "You don't ne

ments later, I heard his

t ache. I knew I had to tell him. I had to tell him ab

is study. The door was ajar. I heard Ge

meant for it to go this far! Elliott Geo

ing she was a spy. Admitti

oze on the

I heard a soft sound, a sound I kne

r. He was choosing

at all?" I heard him ask, his v

emma started, bu

low. "I love you, Gemma. We'll deal with Haven. W

e was holding her, his lips on hers. They moved together, their bodies entwined in a passio

e-hot agony that ripped through me. I looked down. Bloo

ly a choked gasp came out. He di

ng down the wall, leaving a st

e at the bottom of the stairs, curle

d, rushing to my side.

bbed her arm, my grip surprisingly strong. "Don't... d

ng I saw was Mrs. Gable's horrif

.

. The world was fuzzy, muted. A d

tle. "We did everything we could. But the fetus...

one. My miracl

follow-up appointments, but his words were just noi

I asked, my voic

"No, you were under general anesthe

e," I

and cold ignited in the vo

y eyes locking on his, "I want you to

his expression a mixture

ce as cold and sharp as a shard of