Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Whitney pinched Tina's chubby cheeks, grinning. "I don't have time right now—

your dad's situation is a bit more urgent. But Tina, if all goes well tonight, you

might just have a new mom by tomorrow. So, will you let me go?"

Tina paused for a second, her clever little face scrunching up in thought. Then,

with a dramatic sigh, she stepped aside and made room. "Please! You gotta help

my daddy!"

Whitney couldn't help but laugh. "You're just too sweet—how could I say no?"

She shot Sammy a look, silently telling him to keep an eye on Tina, and spun on

her heel to leave.

As Whitney walked away, she raised an eyebrow and shook her head, thinking,

That kid is just too cute. Guess Sandy did something right after all.

Three hours to go until four o'clock... I wonder if Shane can actually win Sandy

over in that apartment?

Deep down, Whitney knew she was setting Sandy up. It was a bit of a trap, really.

But if things don't heat up between those two, how are we ever going to get past

this awkward stage? Sometimes you just gotta nudge things along!

Suddenly, in the hospital room, Ludwik's sharp blue eyes narrowed at her, full of

accusation. "So this is your big plan? Lock them up at home together, hoping

you really trying to force

kind of old-school

over his handsome face

lips together and

idea? Sienna's already making

watching like a hawk, and tonight, even

perfect, it's still

"Did you even think about how

of this. To her, this is no different from

gaze bore

away. She

fists. "I told

But if we

how

create

How else

her foot

door? I'm doing

own good!"

out a dark, knowing chuckle. "I know you mean well,

might just end up hating you. Do you really

that situation

the time I was drugged?

off easy?"

him. "You think everyone's as much of

classy and controlled. If he

would've made a move on Sandy ages ago. He

Shane's better than me?" Ludwik's

you like him so much, why

her eyes. He can be so childish sometimes. "Trust

But Sandy beat me to it