No Strings Attached

If Sasha hadn't gone to pick up the car for her, Clara would have been the one lying injured right now.

lan's eyes darkened with a surge of anger. His hands clenched into tight fists.

Chase laid Sasha on the stretcher, his large hand patting her cheek with force. "Sasha, no sleeping, come on, wake up."

The sting from his pat slowly roused Sasha. Her eyes fluttered open as she weakly cursed, "If the crash didn't kill me, your slapping might just do the job." sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Hearing her voice, Chase suddenly felt a burning sensation around his eyes. He immediately asked, "How are you feeling? Is the baby okay?"

Before Sasha could respond, lan rushed to her side. "It's not you who's pregnant. It is Clara. Isn't it?"

Sasha slowly lifted her eyelids to look at the man before her, whose face was etched with tension. She had intended to keep the secret, but the words stuck in her throat.

lan was certain his guess was right. He closed his eyes in agony. So, the person Clara mentioned in her letter, the one she wanted to protect, was their unborn child. She chose to leave silently to shield the baby from harm.

couldn't help but curse himself.

had been

had morning sickness, he thought she had

overly tired, he assumed

simply

mind that she

had sorted through his thoughts. He immediately

Meanwhile...

private airstrip. Once she boarded the plane, she could vanish from this place, leaving no trace

to gaze at the winding mountain road in the distance and closed her eyes. She knew lan

she

Clara had been holding back finally slid down her

don't take off soon, lan will track us down, and we might not

wiped away her tears, forcing a smile.

Brodie's phone rang. Whatever was said on the other end, it turned his gentle