LOGINDANIELLEIt was over, and my head spun as I lowered myself onto the mattress before trying to convince myself that maybe I was wrong and it wasn't over. Perhaps they hadn't looked through my records, and Reva was simply guessing that I was hiding more.I clung to that thought desperately, repeating it in my mind. But something deep inside was not persuaded, no matter how loud the thought became, and the door to the room opened just then.Dr. Brooks walked in, concern washing over her face as she looked at me and took in the state I was in. She asked what was wrong, and the words rushed out of my mouth before she finished the question. I asked her the same question I asked the nurses: whether my records from New York would be visible here.Pushing myself off the bed, I grabbed her by her jacket, frustrated that she wasn't responding fast enough. She told me to calm down, taken aback by the action. But I couldn't. I needed to know, and I asked her again whether Levi was looking into my
REVALevi turned to me as soon as I walked into the room, and I realized I was right: he was angry again.He spoke before I could, asking if I could believe Hunter had dug up Danielle's information with the help of the police and used it to blackmail her.I asked what information he was referring to, and my question came out sharper than I had intended. I also realized my reaction lacked the concern it should have. But I couldn't help but think about everything I'd just discovered, drowning out everything else.I could no longer see Danielle as a victim, only as a manipulative, sick bitch who nearly destroyed Levi's life—our lives. She responded before Levi could, her voice trembling as she explained that she had been homeless in New York.She began crying as she explained that she had told Levi her ex-husband had taken everything, but she had never told him she didn't even have a place to live. She claimed she was ashamed, and Hunter discovered the truth and threatened to expose her
REVAI whispered a quiet thank you as James handed me a small tray containing disinfectant, gauze, and ointment for Levi's hands before walking away and leaving us alone.I stood there for a moment, trying to calm myself before approaching him. We were now alone, with the other doctors having left, and Levi sat on the edge of the chair, shoulders tense, face in his hands.Moving closer, I stepped between his legs and gently reached for his hands, prompting him to look at me. His eyes were red, and I softly asked to see his knuckles.But instead of handing them to me, he took my hands instead and apologized. He said he did not want me to see him that way, adding that he hadn't meant to lose control. And I immediately shook my head, stopping him.I admitted that seeing him like that scared me. But I also told him I understood. Without saying anything else, I wrapped my arms around him, and he held on just as tightly, pressing his face into my stomach while I felt slight tremors running
LEVIEverything inside me stopped when I saw the blood, and I ran down the hallway, Reva right behind me, calling Danielle's name as my heart slammed against my ribs.Dread tightened around my chest with each step as we spread and called out, checking each bedroom but finding nothing. I called her phone, but it rang in one of the bedrooms, sitting abandoned on the bed.It soon became clear that Danielle wasn't in the apartment. Reva immediately took out her phone and said she would start calling hospitals, and I thanked her distractedly while simultaneously activating the security system.Every property I owned had cameras installed, and I could access all of the footage from my phone in case of an emergency.The blood on the floor still seemed fresh, which meant whatever happened here was recent. Pulling up the footage, I adjusted the time, and a sick feeling ran through me before Danielle appeared onscreen, moving toward the front door.I didn’t have cameras inside the bed and bathr
DANIELLEMy legs gave out beneath me before I could even take another step. And I crashed to the floor, crying out as another cramp tore through my abdomen. The pain became unbearable, and my entire body shook as the blood continued down my legs.“No," I sobbed helplessly. “Please, no..."The phone lay a few feet away, where Hunter had knocked it from my grasp earlier. And I dragged myself toward it, my palms slipping against the floor as tears blurred my vision to the point where I could barely see. The room continued to spin around me, and the panic made it impossible to breathe properly.Finally reaching the phone, my hands were trembling as I dialed 911. The moment the operator answered, I completely broke down, barely able to speak through my sobbing. I told them I was pregnant and bleeding.She tried to calm me down while asking for my address, but I was already hysterical. I kept begging them to hurry while also pleading with God not to take my baby.The minutes waiting for the
DANIELLE I stared at my phone for what seemed like the hundredth time before putting it back beside me on the bed. There were no messages from Levi, and disappointment crept back into my chest. I had specifically asked Michelle not to tell him about what had happened to me, but a selfish part of me hoped she would ignore my request. I wanted him to know, so he would be concerned enough to show up at my door and remind me that I was still important to him in some way. However, it was becoming painfully obvious that Michelle had not told him anything, or worse, she told him, but he chose not to come. The thought quickly turned bitter, and I swallowed hard as resentment crept back in. Michelle clearly preferred Reva for Levi. It didn't matter that I was carrying the Price family heir or that she had known me since I was a child. She had still chosen that bitch just as Levi had. I reached for my bowl and shoveled another spoonful of polenta into my mouth, forcing myself to eat despi
REVAThe cup spun through the air and exploded against Hunter's shoulder, splattering coffee across his expensive coat and dripping on the table. There was a half-second of stunned silence before everything erupted. Hunter jumped to his feet so violently that his chair toppled backward. “Are you c
REVAThe jet's descent was so smooth that I barely noticed the ground until the wheels touched the private runway behind Levi's home. And San Francisco stretched beyond the perimeter, the city I both loved and dreaded, patiently waiting for me.By the time the jet came to a halt, a black luxury sed
LEVI ~Fourteen Years Ago~ The storm had jolted me out of slumber, with thunder so close that it seemed to split the sky in half as the sound rattled the windows. I jolted upright in bed, ears ringing, and it took a second to realize the room was too dark and too quiet even beneath the roar of rai
REVALevi's eyes shifted as the question left my mouth, and right on cue, the voice from earlier screamed inside my head, asking. “What do you think you're doing? Of course, you're just pretending. A man like Levi Price would never go for someone like you." My chest clenched, as if the cold had fi







