His Celebrity Mistress's Downfall

ritance and cut ties with my family, al

l him I was pregnant with our

sweetheart, Everleigh. She'd been in a hit-and

baby, his face went cold. He told me t

e said. "Finding out you're pregna

me to the clinic alone. There, the nurse told me the

nd he stil

lit up my phone. It was a glowing article announcing that Ignatz and Everleigh were expecti

ay a tear, I found the number

y voice breaking. "I'

pte

d you ju

inimalist apartment, the one I had de

, didn't even look up from his phone. He

a hit-and-run, Gen. A minor one, nobody was seriously

face I had loved for so long. N

riving her car? That I hit

tional. "You're a private person, an architect. You don't have a public

ile? Ignatz, she broke the law.

dismissive hand. "Our lawyers will handle it. A f

you're asking? I left my family for you. I gave up my name, my inheritance, everyt

g. He stood up and came toward me, trying to take my hands. "That's wh

ent filling my senses. It used to

said, my voice trembling as

of annoyance crossin

pregn

st found out this morning. I had been plannin

n vanished, replaced by a look I had

" he

test. I'm six

styled hair, pacing the room. "This

dn't know were there started streaming down m

ss of the accident, her anxiety... finding out you're pregnant with my child

e words were squeezed out from between my teeth

eyes now holding a chilling sort of pi

like it was dropping out from

a low, persuasive tone. "It's for the best. For everyone. Once this al

about our child like it was an incon

z," I whispered, my voi

is composure finally cracking. "She's sensitive!

ll of pain. After a long, silent moment,

said. "Oka

ace. He didn't see the e

pop song I recognized as one of Everle

rong? Don't cry, I'm on my

ving caress. A voice he ha

keys, not even glancing at

e appointment for you," he said ove

d shut, leaving me in a silence t

septic and quiet despair. The nurse who took my informatio

already there at the bottom: Ignatz Turner. He had signed it this

that due to a minor complication, this procedure carries a high risk of fu

rom my numb fingers and

s assistant would have told him. He knew this could leave me barren, and he s

taste of blood filled my mouth, but I fe

t it over with, to cut out the last piece of

en I f

as too early for a real kick, the doctor had said.

let

oice loud and clea

turned,

aid, pulling my arm awa

r. The afternoon sun was blindingly bright, and for a moment, I f

reen lit up with a breaking news a

and Boyfriend Ignatz Turner Expecting First Child! Sour

a fancy restaurant. Ignatz was holding her, his hand placed protective

, the comments se

o did the hit-and-run in Everleigh's car? Prob

m for years. Good thing he's fi

a star like Everleigh. And now they're

break, the warm trickle of blood down my chin. But I

, and a single tear rolled down

the tiny life inside me. "

hardening. I opened my contac

" I said, my voice steady and cold. "A