Chapter: 2182

Perhaps it was the dim light, or maybe her well-practiced deception, but he found nothing.

“That's good," he muttered, his voice low.

His casual relieved words felt cold and cruel as they reached Averie.

Her fingers clenched the bedspread. "Does the idea of me being pregnant bother you that much?"

Wendell, about to lie down, froze at her question.