a violent roll of nausea. She barely made it to the bathroom bef

he knew she couldn't live with th

nearest CVS. Her hands trembled as she paid for two different brands o

h tight, focused precision. The few minutes of waiting stretched like h

t test. Two pink lines

ed the second one. The digita

erate, last-ditch fabrication, had

rashed over it. Harrison's voice echoed in her head, cold and cruel. I w

through. This wasn't a lie anymore. It was real. It wa

n his study. Taking a deep, shaky breath, Eleanor walked to

sharp, impatient, cut

king in a fortress. When he saw it was her, his

it now?"

e two positive pregnancy tests on the gleaming surface

ted building in his eyes. The color pulled back from his face, leaving a tight, f

open a desk drawer and threw a file folde

?" His voice shook w

ive private hospital. Her name was at the top. Her eyes scanned the page until they hit the

by a Dr. Price. A na

king her head. "I've never been to that

't. I had Dr. Price come to the house last night. He drew your blood while you

ft her speechless. Blood drawn while she slept? It

utched in her hand. "Then what

sket beside his desk. "Cheap tricks from a drugstore. You can buy a hundred of them. Do yo

ed room. His voice dropped low and venomous. "The lengths you

er completely. She had no way to fight this. He had an answer for everythin

urious face into a twisted mask. She was telli