tree-lined road leading away from the es
ires screeched. Haleigh flew forward, her shoulde
sideways across the narro
leigh's driver jumped out to stop him, but two massive bodyguards stepp
e open and slid into the seat next to Haleig
the leather bench, pressing her back against the oppos
" Cleon whispered, leaning c
ainst her ribs, but she kep
The viability is garbage," Cleon sneered. "Yo
d. We pass it off as Fabian's heir. When the old lady dies, we spl
is words made Haleigh's
ight hand and slapped him across the fa
the quiet car. A bright red handprint
nt wild with rage. "You bitch!" He
ing eyebrow razor she kept in her makeup bag. She snapped the blade op
I bleed out in this car, Berneice will have your skin
the blade pressing into her pale skin. He saw the absol
the driver's seat, and scrambled out
ing so violently she could barely fold the bla
terim had been a blur of daily hormone injections, blood draws, and ultrasound scans, her body carefully calibrated to the precise state the embryo require
ly sterile VIP operating room. S
let, nodded with quiet satisfaction, then held up a small screen showing a microscopic image. "This is the
ing table. The bright surgical ligh
hing pressure built low in her pelvis. It was tse wheeled her into a quiet recovery
er lower abdomen. It felt impossible
milk. "Rest here. The next two we
nhattan. She made a silent promise to the dark room. No matt
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