LOGIN“Of course, I meant it,” he said. “Why? Is everything okay? You sound panicked.”I took a deep breath. “Killian, I still want to give the interview like you said earlier today, but...I can’t keep living like I’m under a magnifying glass. These people won’t leave. I just had to close all of the blind
ElenaI unfortunately had to dodge another wave of reporters coming out of work as well as trying to get into my own house again. It was ridiculous.And as much as it bothered me that these people weren’t willing to respect my boundaries, I found myself preoccupied with another matter entirely.I ha
Dorian’s expression grew stern. “Have they tried anything?”“Not yet. But they already surround her house and the parking lot at the hospital, waiting for her to make an appearance,” he explained. “I’m worried that one of these days they’re going to go too far and break into her house.”“Is that wha
KillianKillian’s mind hadn't stopped racing since he spoke to Elena earlier that morning. The whole day, he’d become a slave to his own mind. He kept replaying the interaction he had with Elena.He couldn’t believe he just flat out told her to move in with him.What the hell was wrong with him? Why
Elena“Dr. Angelos, are you alright?!”Everyone who was in the general vicinity of us had turned their heads to stare in my direction.Well, shit.So much for trying to keep things nonchalant.My face flushed under the unwanted attention. I gently waved off the receptionist, not wanting to call over
BarrettWhen Barrett had finally sobered up from his drunken bender, he had a hard time figuring out where he was exactly. In fact, everything beyond the presentation bud was a complete blur in his mind.What the hell happened? Where was he?It had to be the early hours of the morning as the sun fou
Elena"You need to stop the ovulation shots."Dr. Marin said it the way she always said hard things. Flat. Clinical. No room to argue.I sat cross-legged on the exam table in my hospital scrubs, wedding ring on a chain tucked under my collar where it always lived. I smiled at her anyway. I was the d
ElenaI drove to Ironbound headquarters.Staff looked up as I walked across the lobby.I had never been to Ironbound HQ. Not once in three years. Barrett and I had met in hotel penthouses and private dining rooms and the back of his car. I had gone to the council gala as Dr. Halloran, his personal
ElenaBarrett took a long breath.Then: "Of course not. Of course I believe you."The words came with the right speed, with the right warmth, and six months ago they would have worked on me.Today they landed flat.The five seconds of silence before he spoke had already answered for him.He turned o
ElenaThe room had gone quiet in that specific hospital way. A monitor beeping somewhere down the corridor. And a fluorescent hum above us.I heard my own voice ask the question before my brain caught up."Is he your husband?"Sophia's hand was still flat against her stomach. She looked at me, then







