From Lies To Loyalty
I slipped sideways immediately, shrugging out from under his grip and putting a full step of distance between us.
“No thanks,” I said firmly. “I don’t think so.”
Most men would have taken the hint. They would’ve backpedaled, laughed it off, swallowed the rejection. But Tatum wasn’t most men.
He just grinned wider, eyes glittering with challenge. “Why’s that?”
The lie came easily. “Because I’m pregnant.”
It slipped out smooth and well practiced, almost believable even to my own ears. If I hadn’t been the one speaking, I might have believed it myself.