Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1201

She fired off a barrage of anxious questions, but no one bothered to answer her.

Instead, Parker Doonan shot a look at the woman-wide-eyed and jumpy like a startled bunny-then glanced at the sly Ludwik before turning slightly and stifling a laugh.

Whitney Valentine was even more horrified. She pointed at Parker. "Hey, what's so funny?"

Seriously, at a time like this he could still laugh? Was Ludwik Lippert suffering from some post-op infection?

Why else would the doctor say there was something unusual?

Whitney's nerves were fraying, and the whole situation at the funeral home slipped her mind. She turned back to Ludwik, who was wearing that unreadable poker face. “What did the doctor just check you for?"

"I'll tell you in a minute," Ludwik answered, cool as ever. "Parker."

If Parker couldn't figure out that Ludwik was about to pull something sneaky, he'd have to be an idiot.

Parker shot Whitney a jealous glance. He was still tangled up in the mess back in New York, and who knew when Ludwik would let him go see Tiana Melford? But if Ludwik was keeping him here, he must've gotten lucky-maybe even found himself a new girl.

at the confused Dr. Horatio and said meaningfully, "Alright, Dr. Horatio, whether you made a mistake or not, we both gotta get outta here. You

could tell Ludwik wanted everyone gone-except

no expert in this field. Best to get a top surgeon. I'll go call

Horatio was out the door

had ushered out the nurses and even shut the door behind them. The palatial, two-bedroom hospital suite was

pretty eyes wide with

I know what Parker's up

eyes narrowing. "You sure it's not you who's up to

dropping his voice to sound as

temper. She yanked back his blanket, eyes scanning him

"Exactly-you're sick! So what

wouldn't you let Dr. Horatio do the exam? What

to look at her. "No need for another specialist. The real expert is standing right in front of

blinked, glancing down at

half-understood, half didn't. "What's that supposed to mean? You

him even more attractive. He fixed his gaze on her like he was teasing an innocent kitten. "Of course you can, Dr. Valentine. Top-notch acupuncturist. Not to mention an expert in men's