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Test in tortuous form
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2026-04-10 15:36:29
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THE PRICE OF BEING HIS Negative
Chapter Eighty-ThreeAndrea's POV“It's negative.”I hold up the pregnancy test for Tristan to see, but he only studies it for a moment before giving a small nod.“We'll try again tomorrow morning.”I stare at him. “What?”“I once heard early morning urine is more advisable.”I slowly shake my head. “Can you stop being paranoid, please? Tristan, I'm not pregnant. I can't be. Trying it again tomorrow will just be a waste of my strength and the kits.”“I'm the one paying for them.”I narrow my eyes at him.“And I don't mind.”I sigh, already giving up. “Just forget it. Why am I even trying to reason with you?”Turning around, I head back into the bathroom.Oh, right. I haven't even properly mentioned where we are yet.We're not staying in a regular hotel room. It's a suite so ridiculously large that I'm still not entirely sure I've seen all of it. The place is modern and looks expensive, with polished surfaces, soft lighting, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city, a massive livi
THE PRICE OF BEING HIS Don't scare me like that again
Chapter Eighty-TwoAndrea's POVAs Tristan promised, the moment our jet landed, we headed straight to a hospital.Well, technically, a driver takes us there.Apparently, Tristan has already arranged for someone to be waiting by the time we get off the plane. I barely have time to properly take in Dubai before I find myself sitting in the back of a sleek black car, silently staring out the window as the city passes by.Tristan sits beside me.We haven't spoken much since the argument.Actually, we haven't spoken at all, and somehow, sitting beside him in complete silence feels worse than arguing.By the time we arrive at the hospital, I'm expecting the usual process. Reception. Forms. Waiting around for someone to call my name.Instead, we walk through the entrance and are immediately led down a hallway.I look around in disbelief.Wow.I really underestimated Tristan's influence.The nurse opens a door and gestures for us to enter. A woman stands beside her desk when we walk in. She l
THE PRICE OF BEING HIS The things fear makes us say
Chapter Eighty-OneAndrea's POV“Tristan, calm down. Let me explain.”My hands shake as I quickly pull my skirt back into place.He turns toward me so sharply that I freeze. “Don't fucking tell me to calm down.”The anger in his voice cuts through me.I stare at him. For a second, I don't recognize the man standing in front of me.A few minutes ago, he'd been looking at me like I was the only thing in the world worth paying attention to. Now his entire body is tense, his jaw clenched so tightly I can see the muscle jumping beneath his skin.“How could you be so reckless?”“I wasn't trying to be reckless.”“How long?”I blink. “What?”His eyes flash. “How fucking long, Andrea?”I swallow.The answer suddenly feels heavier than it should.“Like... a week.”His face changes. “Fucking hell.”“Tristan–”“A week?” He runs both hands through his hair and turns away from me. “You've been off your pills for a fucking week?”“I forgot.”“You forgot?”His voice rises.“I fucking almost ca–” He
THE PRICE OF BEING HIS Off pills
Chapter EightyAndrea's POVAs the obedient girl that I am, I stand from my chair and walk around the desk.Tristan watches me the entire time.The moment I reach him, I settle onto his lap, one leg resting on either side of his. His hands automatically find my waist, like they've been waiting for me to get there.“Daddy?” I say, tilting my head. “That's new.”One corner of his mouth lifts. “It's just a catchphrase.”I narrow my eyes. “Are you sure?”My hand slides onto his shoulder, my fingers playing innocently with the collar of his shirt.Tristan looks at me with amusement. “You're trying to make this into something.”“Maybe I am.”He leans back slightly, completely relaxed. “Come to Daddy has a certain meaning.”“Oh?” I raise my eyebrows. “And what exactly is that, Professor Hale?”His smirk deepens.“It's anticipation,” he says. “Like something you've been waiting for is finally within reach.”I stare at him. He continues, apparently taking himself very seriously.“It's basicall
THE PRICE OF BEING HIS First flight
Chapter Seventy-NineAndrea's POVDaniel is standing at the bottom of the private jet stairs when Tristan and I arrive.He's holding a tablet against his chest, dressed in a perfectly pressed suit despite the fact that we're about to board a plane. His expression is just as serious, which isn't surprising. I've never seen Tristan's assistant look like anything less than one minor inconvenience away from opening his laptop.The moment he sees us approaching, he straightens.“Boss. Miss Vale. Welcome, I...”“Go home, Daniel.”Daniel stops.I stop too.For a second, nobody says anything.Then Daniel slowly lowers his tablet. “Sorry, what?”Tristan doesn't even look remotely guilty. He doesn't slow down either.“Go home.”Daniel's eyebrows pull together. “Sir?”“She'll be replacing you for this business trip,” Tristan says, pointing at me.Daniel looks at me, then Tristan, then back at me. The sudden attention makes me nearly stop walking.“But, boss...” His expression shifts into genuine
THE PRICE OF BEING HIS Something of my own
Chapter Seventy-EightAndrea's POV“I woke up to pee, and I couldn't find you in bed even though you said you'd come back after answering one more call. Tree, it's two in the morning.”Tristan doesn't look up from his laptop.“Baby, I know. I can read time.”I stand in the doorway for a moment, staring at him.The living room is dark except for the lamp beside the couch and the light coming from his laptop screen. He's sitting with his sleeves rolled up, his hair slightly messy, and a cup of what I assume used to be coffee sitting untouched on the table.I didn't even know there was a laptop in this cottage. Apparently, Tristan Hale has emergency work equipment hidden in places.I walk closer and place a hand on his shoulder.His fingers immediately stop moving across the keyboard. Without looking up, he takes my hand and brings it to his lips, pressing a soft kiss against my knuckles.My heart does that stupid little thing again.“If you're traveling tomorrow,” I say, “you should at
THE PRICE OF BEING HIS Solutions in a contract
Chapter threeAndrea's POVI get home that night, and the first thing I hear is my mother crying.It’s not the first time, and it probably won’t be the last, but it never gets easier standing outside the kitchen door listening so I linger for a moment before walking in. She wipes her face quickly an
THE PRICE OF BEING HIS One word from him
Chapter two Andrea's POVThe whole room turns at once.Security stops moving, the host straightens, and every whispered conversation around me dies when everyone heard that voice.I turn slowly, and the first thing I notice is that he isn’t looking at the broken pieces on the floor, or the host, or
THE PRICE OF BEING HIS Imposter syndrome
Andrea's POV “My house in Santorini is becoming a headache,” the silver-head man in front of me says, swirling his drink like he owns the ocean itself. “Every summer there is some renovation issue. The staff says salt air destroys everything.”I tilt my head slightly and laugh, not too loud, not t
THE PRICE OF BEING HIS Sores and aches
Chapter ElevenAndrea’s POVI wake up slowly, the kind of slow where my brain is still half-asleep but my body is already screaming at me.Everything aches.My body feels like it has been through a very polite war, sore in places I did not know could ache, heavy in the best and worst ways. The shee
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