“There will be medical staff arriving to make sure you’re all in good health. If you need anything, let me know,” I said, lifting my plate and brushing past her.
When I glanced back, she was still standing in the hallway.
It was best not to mention the multiple babies just yet.
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The makeshift medical room had been set up in the reception area. The new golf cart hauled everything—and everyone—in three separate trips. I checked my watch, my gaze flicking repeatedly to the first floor. She knew they were here.
She’ll come, Fenrir piped up.
Her bedroom door opened. Then her footsteps on the stairs. We heard everything.
I slipped back into the room and waited.
She would have been a warrior in my time, Fenrir murmured as she approached.
And I’d have an axe embedded in my skull.
“Miss,” the doctor said, nodding stiffly.
“You know he kidnapped me, right?” she snapped.“That I’m being held on this island against my will.”
The doctor began to sweat. I could smell the sour, filthy tang of it as his eyes flicked toward me.
Pathetic. Weak.
My gaze shifted to the woman smoothing the paper sheet over the bed, continuing as though she hadn’t heard a word.
Lielit wore my T-shirt and drawstring shorts—so long on her they nearly brushed her calves. Her eyes moved from the doctor to the nurse, sharp and assessing.
“He doesn’t care, do you?” I drawled.“Tell her. You have my permission.”
He nodded once before opening his mouth.
“This is a private contract,” he said.“We signed a non-disclosure agreement. Our sole function here today is your well-being—and the baby’s.”
She glared at the balding man, folding her arms over her chest.
“Go on,” I said coldly.“Tell her the rest.”
“If we break the agreement, my practice will be sued and shut down,” he continued.“I’ll be blacklisted internationally.”
I glanced at the nurse.
“Do you want to tell her what I have on you?”
Her face drained of colour. She shook her head.
“I didn’t think so.”
I stepped back, watching as Lielit’s gaze drifted to the medical bed, then to the surrounding machinery.
When her hand settled over her stomach, I knew she’d chosen.
Chapter 36
Lielit
