wasn't a house; i

n duffel bag to her chest. The ceilings were impossibly high, the furniture l

stepped forward. Her name was Mrs. Jenkins, the hea

e to show you to your quarters. You are to remain on the third floor unless sum

" Lily muttered, gri

nkins corrected smoothly. "And my job is

ate bathroom with a marble tub, and a view of the city. But as the heavy oak

ded to hear her mother's voice. She needed to reassure her tha

e phone. The scre

r. She found it, plugged it into the wall, an

. She rushed to the door and yanked it open

suit, a glass of amber liquid in his hand. He lo

ng slightly. "It won't charge. Did you do

his drink. "No. I simply

disbelief washing

ld. The media is ruthless, and my competitors are worse. Secrecy is paramount. You will have no contac

anger overriding her fear. "My mother is in the hospita

in the country are attending to her. Her bills are paid in full. She has been told you are

alling into fists at her sides. "You can't ju

distance between them until he was towering over her. Th

e. "Read the fine print of the contract you signed, Lily. For the next year

to scream. But a small, terrified part of her remembered

silence. He reached into his jacket pocket and pul

his?" Lily

by my chef. You will take the prenatal vitamins provided. You will attend the fe

looking back over his shoulder. His

month to get pregnant.

standing in the doorway of her beautiful, luxurious prison,