ping the black Porsche in sight. It finally pulled over in front of a d
e of the most exclusive and priv
ands fumbled with the cash as she paid Sal. She put on her oversized sunglasses, a flimsy shield again
the white dress had alr
aiting room that looked more like a five-star hotel
them imm
he room. Elisha quickly ducked behind a large
g her back. He was leaning down, his forehead pressed intimately against hers, murmuring something soft a
soft light caught her features, Elisha
s Leb
His college girlfriend. His elite family had deemed unsuitable and forced hi
The nausea that had been a dull ache all morning surged with the force of
m. She wouldn't give them the satisfaction of seeing her brea
white scrubs was suddenly at her side. "Y
into a small, empty examination room, helping her
, her voice hoarse. "I'm fi
tley and Amaris. Here. Together. The kindness of the nurse felt like a cr
placed by a hollow, aching emptiness. She had
pped back into the hallway. S
n straight
rotectively around Amaris's waist. They were so close, their head
resting on his chest. It was a picture of domestic bli
hat would shatter her life int
said, her voice a sweet, happy murmur, her hand resting g
of smile Elisha had dreamed of seeing when she gave him the Hermès box. He reached out and
aid softly. "Whatever you want to
ed, looking up at him with adori
d in the silen
ush from his office. The OB-GYN. It all
ch, a reflexive, protective ge
air from her lungs. If Hartley was this ecstatic about Amaris's chi
ver her. She couldn't let them see her.
lished floor. She pushed open the door to the women'
t eaten, but the bitter acid of years of lies. Tears streamed down her face, mingli
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