No Strings Attached

Chapter 32

She didn’t want to explain too much to him about the kid. The more she explained, the greater her disappointment became. She watched him in silence, her voice as flat and unrippled as a still pond. “So, what do

you want?”

lan’s fingertips gently lifted her chin, he lowered his head, their noses brushing against each other in an ambiguous, teasing dance. “You lost our baby. You owe me one.”

Clara shoved him away with a force that brooked no argument, “That’s not possible.”

“Then all those terms you just laid out, I’m rejecting every single one.

“lan, don’t be so unreasonable.”

Tears crept into Clara’s eyes, a furious storm brewing within.

won’t be out of the woods until then. During this time, I can’t guarantee his safety–unless you agree to my terms. Give me another child. We can draft a contract, limited to three months. If you get pregnant within that time, after you give birth,

world called lan a devil. His methods

chuckle, “And

one unprotected encounter. He refused to believe he couldn’t father another child within three months. He refused to believe she would still want to

and agreed readily,

three months? She’d consider it a miracle if it happened in three

years.

contract, warm from the printer, lay before Clara. Despite being prepared for all eventualities, the moment she picked up the pen to sign, she felt

trembled slightly, as she signed her name on the dotted

game had

pen, lan wrapped his arms around her from behind.. His hot, moist lips trailed down the back of her neck. Her clothes had somehow ended up scattered