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I nod. “That’s a good start.”
“Or I guess my brother and my dad,” he whispers.
His confession at Atlas 22 may see the light of day, after all, even though he vowed it never would.
When he told me he suspected that his father wasn’t his biological dad, I had no clue where he was headed with that. But a DNA sample and a test kit answered one of his questions.
As he sipped the champagne meant for Berk, Daxton explained that he found out, through that kit, that he’s relatedto Draco Rehn. He tried to contact Draco through the site, but when he got no response, he dove deeper. That lead him to New York and before he could summon up the courage to go to Buffalo to introduce himself to Draco and his father, he collapsed at the restaurant.
When he woke up, his half-sister was suddenly a part of his life.
“I told my mom earlier.” He shuffles from one foot to another. “She never knew the guy’s name she slept with. It was at a hotel in Vegas. She was there for work. He was at a conference and I was conceived.”
The details don’t matter. The people involved do.
“Tread carefully,” I warn him. “This impacts a hell of a lot of people, including Eloise.”
“I will,” he promises. “She has CPVT, doesn’t she? She has what I have.”
I can’t answer that yet, so I don’t. “She’s undergoing tests.”
“If I had told you weeks ago that she was my sister, you could have checked her out, right?” He sobs. “This wouldn’t have happened to her.”
“Don’t go there,” I tell him because it’s what I’ve had to tell myself to get through the past twenty-four hours.
I’m a goddamn cardiologist.
She felt faint. She experienced chest pain, and increased heart rates. I’m second guessing if that fall she took when the devil was on her heel was caused by the wet pavement or if she passed out because her heart short-circuited.
There’s a damn good chance she raced out of the club that night because her heartbeat was too much to bear.
“I’ll make this right for her,” he says. “For all of us.”
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
Eloise
I moanas I try to open my eyes. “I think I had too many tequila shots.”
A burst of light laughter greets me along with a woman’s voice. “I’ll get Dr. Morgan.”
“Gaines,” I whisper, a lightness warming me from the inside out. “Yes, please.”
I crack one eyelid open and try to focus on my surroundings. Since I can’t I force the other open but this can’t be right. This isn’t my bedroom.
“Lamb.” His voice comforts me instantly. “I’m right here.”
“You’re here but where am I?” I ask softly, still trying to gain a clear focus.
“The hospital,” he whispers, kissing my head.
“Give me room, Morgan.” Another man’s voice comes at me. “I want to check her vitals.”
Gaines steps back slightly. “My friend, Jordan, is going to take a look at you.”
“Don’t go,” I plead with him as I close my eyes again. “Please, Garin.”
“Garin?” The other man questions. “She’s experiencing some confusion.”
