Page 180 of Maddening Fixation

“She’s at the hospital right now. If you think I’m lying, have them run a pregnancy test.”

I swallowed hard, my heart pounding violently against my ribs.

“You’ll have your proof.”

Nothing.

No shock. No denial. No anger.

Just those cold green eyes studying me as though I were an insect pinned beneath glass.

Then he took one slow step toward me.

Instinctively, I stepped back.

“I swear...” My throat tightened. “I’m not the evil one here.”

Another step.

“My sister is.”

He kept coming.

Measured. Unhurried.

I retreated again until my back struck the wall with a dull thud.

The impact stole the last of my escape.

There was nowhere left to run.

Romeo stopped inches away.

His towering frame swallowed the light around me, making the room suddenly feel much smaller.

“What a vile creature,” he said at last.

His voice was quiet. Almost conversational.

Yet it carried more menace than any shout.

“You attacked Yarina while I stood right here. Knowing I’d protect her.” His eyes never left mine. “Tell me, what do you do the moment I’m not watching? How many times have you already tried to harm her behind my back?”

My pulse hammered painfully against my throat.

“I—”

The words died before they could form.

His gaze slowly drifted downward.

From my eyes...

...to my lips...

...then lower.

It settled briefly on my chest.