Chapter 825

Cole yanked his arm back, keeping the ring just out of reach. His longer arms made it impossible for me to grab it.

"You're so attached to this ring-don't tell me it's special," he said, squinting at it as he flipped it over and over in his hand.

"Maybe there's more to it..." he muttered.

""You're delusional," I snapped.

But he ignored me, laser-focused on the ring. I was too tired to keep arguing-being. pregnant had me running on fumes-and before I knew it, I'd drifted off into a deep, dreamless sleep. That is, until something soft brushed my face.

Startled, I woke up to see Cole sitting there, his cat's tail swishing against my cheek.

Of course. First foxtail grass, now a cat? Apparently, Cole had a thing for soft, fluffy things.

People like that? Deep down, they're usually just desperate for a little love.

His smug grin didn't help. "You slept like a baby. Didn't even flinch. Guess you trust me, huh? Not worried I'll sell you off?"

I'm useful. That's not trust, Cole." I stepped out of the car, brushing

mansion, wrapped in lush trees, vibrant flowers, and at

my new prison, at least until Cole got what he wanted. Or maybe he'd

to be a hostage, at least I

to

widening. "You're the first woman I've brought here. VIP treatment, just for

he nudged his

but I wasn't about to cozy up to one either-especially not while

to mess with me, to keep

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Chapter 825

Yara. If she'd swapped the urn's contents, she was my best shot at figuring this out. But with Cole watching my every move, calling or texting her was out. If he caught on, he'd immediately suspect her. Whether Yara had switched the urn's contents or Hayden

need to go to the hospital," I

excuse.

phone. "I'll have a doctor

quickly and gave me a thorough checkup. Thankfully,

a free prenatal exam out of this

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