Chapter 124

I spring off the table so fast I nearly break a heel.

“Where’s the bathroom?”

Aaron points to a corner of the room.

I rush over, still coughing and hoping he doesn’t smell or see.

When I get into the room I spit into the sink.

Blood.

Not a lot.

But enough.

Time is ticking. And no matter that I feel okay and the baby is growing, I’m still dying.

“Leah, you okay?”

It’s Aaron. He’s at the door. If I know him-and I do-he’s about two seconds from bursting

in here. “I’m good!”

I rinse my mo uth with water and spit.

AARON

Leah’s not acting right.

Maybe she’s shy.

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The s*x was phenomenal and she was completely exhausted afterwards, but we can’t exactly cuddle or curl up for a nap. At least not here.

There is a President’s Suite on the top floor. But that hasn’t been used since her old man started flaking off and I didn’t think she’d be as comfortable in that space.

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scrub my

recognize myself. My eyes are

I’ve been thoroughly

pregnancy, I could

laugh about what had happened

to enter a world of strife and change, who won’t have me

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really ‘thinking’ when I

now.

my mind

for us. I don’t care that she’s human. That alone should convey that I’m invested in her

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on the door

boy to

no doubt scenting

But I’m not going to apologize. I eye him hard. I’ll put his head through that conference table if he makes Leah feel

from the premises. All clearances have been revoked

bathroom and has smoothed

like it like

to the head

out her hands indicating that we should sit. I move to her right hand side and take the chair

and opens a laptop. He

a picture of

the surrounding acreage of grounds total some

have over 16,000 acres of

sell it,” Liam

She shakes her head.

different plan. She pulls up drawings

developments.

is over two million dollars. People need to work, but most can’t afford that kind of mortgage. But they can pay between 5-10k

kind of rent or lease is way more than most people make in a year,” Liam

agrees. “But not in this part of the country.” Leah pulls up another

97%

just abandon the tech company? We have over a hundred engineers employed

them. I can scent the anger building in Liam. I wonder if Leah can, on some level,

too.

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