Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 85

“No. That’s not possible.”

He quirks his head. “Stop me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure your former husband would have s*x with you.”

Yes. All the time.

Sometimes multiple times. Daily.

I gulp.

My hands instinctively go to my stomach.

Adam’s gaze goes to the cooler across the room where he’s storing my chemotherapy then back to me.

“I, uh, can’t take the drugs to ki ll the ca ncer without k illing my baby.”

He frowns. His eyes are so kind. But the pity I see there… it ki lls

“This particular ca ncer…no.”

I tug out my hair tie and twist my hair.

bites his

I can carry the baby to five or six months, the child could survive

statistics for premature births are quite good.” Adam frowns. “But if you forego treatments that long… the ca ncer will

I feel like I’m going to pu ke again. “So it’s me or

starts rifling through a stack of papers. I’ve clearly unnerved him. “I’ll confer with Dr. Henley. We

across the table and still his hand. “Hey. We both knew this was a longshot. Can we transfer the embryo?

accept that I’m going to di e, but I can’t bury the compulsion to try and

a fetus or

risk. If this was IVF or something, it’s actually easier because once the embryo is implanted, it either takes or it doesn’t. You already have a successful pregnancy. Attempting a uterine procedure can complicate or terminate that. There isn’t enough science. Even at four or five months, we can do more

risk to

I have enough time?” I ask Adam.

“For the baby. But if you delay your treatments that long, your chances for

There won’t be any chance.

aggressive chemo and radiation immediately. And that was before the transfer

need to abort. We can start treatments. There

“No,” I whisper.

“Please.”

positively frazzled, and I’m not even sure what to

Adam, can we keep

would be like if I’d grown up here. Would Adam be the father of this child? Would I be si ck at

happens for a reason, I