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He loosens his tie, ripping it off and throwing it behind him. "To the airport."
"The airport? Where are we really going?"
He pulls off with a screech of tires, a mischievous look in his eyes once more. "Somewhere quiet where we can practice being engaged."
For some reason, his answer makes a flush creep up my neck. I buckle my seatbelt and bite my lip, looking out the window.
We arrive at the airport in record time thanks to Dare's driving, which takes us well over the speed limit almost the entire way. He drives me to a private tarmac, where a helicopter is waiting.
He turns off the car and then gives me a once-over, from my hair to my shabby dress and my booted feet. “Before I slide the engagement ring onto your finger, I need to know for sure that you’re actually pregnant.”
My cheeks feel hot. "How am I supposed to prove that to you?"
He jerks his head toward the small airplane hangar that we are parked next to. "There is a lady doctor inside that building, waiting for you. You just have to pee in a cup for now. Later, there will be blood tests. But all I need to know is that you are carrying a Morgan in your womb."
"I don’t really feel comfortable showing anyone a test. But if it will make you feel more certain about it, then I guess I have no choice."
He gives me a chilling smile. "You really don’t. I’ll be waiting right here for you when you come out of the hangar."
Heading inside the hangar, I look around at the soaring ceilings and the small private plane that is parked in the middle of the large space.
"Are you Talia?"
I turn and see the doctor, a middle-aged woman with ebony skin and a short bob hairstyle. I nod, and she beckons me, leading me into a restroom. She offers me a cup, looking at me sympathetically. "I’m afraid I’ll have to stay while you fill the cup."
"Really?" I ask. "Is that necessary? I obviously don’t have anything with me. I can’t mess with the results."
She gives me a sympathetic smile and clicks the lock on the door handle. "The sooner you do it, the sooner it will be over. Trust me, I am not getting any more joy out of this than you are."
I look at her, judging that she is telling the truth about that at least. "Do you mind turning around?"
She turns her back on me, and I go through the process of filling the little plastic cup she gave me, my face burning the entire time.
After I’m done and I’ve washed my hands, I hand the sample off to her. She has put on gloves, and she quickly and efficiently dunks a strip into the cup of my urine. Exactly one minute later, with me fidgeting all the while, she looks at me with a smile.
Pulling off her gloves, she announces, "Congratulations. You’re pregnant."
She produces a small trash bag, into which she dumps the gloves, the test strip, and the urine.
"Thanks, I guess." I give her a little side eye as I let myself out of the restroom. She follows me, staying right behind me. When she sees Dare, she gives a thumbs-up signal.
I hadn’t realized until that moment that Dare was nervous. As he gets the signal from the doctor, the easing of the tension across his face is obvious. He beckons to me, turning to the helicopter and points to the pilot, who is sitting inside. The rotators start churning, whipping up quite a wind. It’s deafening from here, and I put my hands over my ears as I run up to Dare.
"We are not leaving in that, are we?"
He slings his arm over my shoulders, which causes me to tense up. He leans close, shouting in my ear. "Relax. This is your new life. Of all the things you have to get used to, this is one of the easiest."
"What if I don’t want to go?" I ask, looking at the helicopter.
"Are you really going to say no to me now? Literally all your money hangs in the balance. If you don’t do what I ask, I’ll find another woman. I had options for my wife. You must realize that."
Glaring at him, I pull the edges of my coat closer together, a breeze whipped up by the helicopter running right through me. "That’s an awful thing to say to the woman that you are supposed to be marrying."
He cocks a brow and grabs my arm. "Just be glad that I am picking you. You should feel lucky."
I'mnotfeelinglucky, I think. I clench my jaw and stare at the helicopter, my stomach already doing flips. But Dare doesn’t wait and doesn’t ask my opinion.
He just drags me toward the helicopter.
