way, leaning heavily on his cane. He watched Bruno l
is eyes full of warmth as he looked at her sto
aline walked into the master bedro
entirely. He turned slowly. His eyes were like shards of black ice. He l
il the back of her knees hit the edge of the mattress. "Who
completely powerless. If she told him she was not pregnant, he would drag her to a
her hands and cho
r silence was
and slammed his fist into the solid wood of the nightstan
got pregnant just to secure your payout. I will find out who he is. I
bathroom, and slammed the door. The sound of
pped her arms around her knees. A single tear es
out wearing nothing but a white towel wrapped low around his
right side. He looked at her with pure disgust. He grabbed a
filtered through the wood. "Sir. Mr. Fisher asked
back onto the sofa and walked quickly to the bed. He
t as much distance between them as possible. Gerard reached
d's arm wrapped tightly around Adaline. He smiled,
s if she were on fire. He rolled over, turning his back
om the window highlighted the muscles in his shoulders. She t
ancer caused severe chills. Her body temperature plummeted. Sh
ifted across the mattress. Inch by inch, she moved closer to the furnace radiating fr
washed over him in the dark. The freezing chill radiating from her small frame triggered a deep, primal instinct b
d his strong arms around her shivering body and pulled her tight
ped Adaline's shivering. The painfu
a beat. A bitter, painful joy bloomed in her chest. She knew he would hate her when he woke
his waist. She pressed her face into his chest, lis
was perfe
e on the nightstand lit up. A harsh,
ed over his shoulder. The name Ke
eyes snapped open. He looked down
ward, putting distance between them as quickly
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