uits, stopped a few feet from Clare. Their voices were f

on the tinted rear window of the Rolls-R

was quiet but carried with an unnatural clarity over th

hem. One guard spoke discreetly int

his patience wearing thin. "Please leave, or we will be

a step closer. "Then tell him it's about the 'Midnight Sun.' The yac

losed, opened them. The words, relayed through the tiny earpiece he w

ith green eyes and golden hair who had slipped into his suite,

enger seat, turned to look at his boss

ent. Then, a quiet command into

stepped aside,

he moved past the guards, past the lead car, her focus entirely o

like a monarch on a throne. He wore a dark grey suit, custom-made, that fit his fram

e was like his eyes, cold a

g them in a capsule of silence and the faint, clean scent of wo

e cutting straight to the point. His e

. She met his gaze and pulled the doctored pregnancy test from her small pu

said, each word a ca

o stark red lines, then lifted back to

r of amusement in his tone. "You beli

back, her voice steady. "I haven't be

eavy. Felix, in the front seat,

discussing a line item on a balance sheet. "You'll be gi

her heart pounding against her ribs. This was it

truly seeing her, as if reassessing a miscalculated asset. His mind instantly went to his grandfather

s voice laced with contempt, "that I wo

st next to the test. "This child is a Carlisle heir. Or would you prefer

perature in the car by ten degrees. The amusement in

nctively shrink back against the seat. He caught her chin between h

ords clipped and precise. "But how

er own. "Take me for a paternity test. Right now." She was betting everythin

blue eyes searching hers for any sign of a

his voice once again a f

re going to Dr. S