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Every instinct in me wants to hold her. To assure her that everything’s okay. To tell her that she’s safe with me.
But I can’t do that.
Before I do another damn thing, I need to make sure that she’s telling me the truth.
“Pregnant?” I repeat, narrowing my eyes at her. I cage her throat with my hand and hold her gaze. I don’t restrict her airway or hurt her, but I keep her in a grip so that if she moves, she’ll hurt herself.
“Yes,” she whispers. Her wrists are still tied in front of her, but she lifts them so she can put her hand on mine. “Please. I’ll tell you everything you need to know.”
I take in a deep breath, my mind riddled with questions.
Is she lying?
If she is lying, what do I do with her next?
How far along is she?
“We need to verify this.”
She chokes back another sob and nods. “Yeah.”
“If you’re telling me the truth, who’s the father?”
“Lyam,” she sobs. She shakes her head from side to side. “I haven’t been with anyone else.”
Ice pulses through my veins.
I want to believe this is true, all of it.
I want to believe she’s lying.
I don’t know what I want to believe.
I lift her up. She’s fragile and soft in my arms, and her body shakes with wracking sobs.
I pull the covers down then lay her back on the bed and stare at her while I take out my phone. If I call Thayer, he’ll ask questions. Fabien’s the same.
My mother won’t and she’ll know someone I can trust to take care of Cosette.
My mother answers on the first ring. “Lyam?”
“I need a doctor.”
She’s quiet for a minute. “For whom?”
“Cosette.”
“What kind of a doctor? Is she okay?”
I clench my teeth. I don’t want her to know anything. I don’t want anyone to know, if this is confirmed to be true.
“She isn’t hurt. I just need a doctor.”
She pauses before she goes on, and doesn’t ask any more questions. “Of course, yes. I know someone. Doctor Martin.”
I text the doctor and tell him what I need. He’s on his way.
I pace outside Cosette’s room while I wait for him to arrive.
