"Will do, ma, now let me sleep," mumbled Rune.
But she did not go back to sleep, just lay there planning her last day in London. She had planned to meet up with Eli before she took the train early in the morning.
Chapter ten
Chapter 10
That afternoon, she returned to the office for the last time.
She wore jeans, boots, and a thick-knit sweater the colour of ash. Her face was bare of makeup and her hair, a long dark braid down her back. She held a small box in her hands.
Margo moved to stop her at the door. "Mr. Albury’s busy."
"I'm not staying," Rune said in a voice that reduced Margo to a toddler throwing a tantrum. "I'm just here to say goodbye."
Margo narrowed her eyes but didn't move.
When Rune was finally allowed in after an hour, Dorian still made her wait for a full ten minutes before he looked up from whatever he was reading. He also hadn’t turned the page in those ten minutes and if there was one thing Dorian was not, it was a slow reader. She took the time to run her eyes over his broad shoulders and deceptively angelic head of blonde curls.
When he looked up, he stared at her attire with a flicker of disdain.
"This is a surprise," he drawled. "You look like you got lost in the countryside."
"I'm leaving," she said softly, as if he hadn’t spoken. "For good this time."
He arched a brow. "And you needed a costume for that?"
"No, Dorian. I’m here because there are things I need to say. And I am not leaving until you listen. I’m sure you can give me half an hour of your time."
A waiting silence reigned. Dorian used it like a weapon but Rune knew his ways.
She set the box on his desk. "I'm pregnant."
His stillness would have made her nervous if she didn't know what was coming. Then there it was, the laugh-low, dry and sharp enough to cut.
"Get rid of it."
"It's yours."
He scoffed. "Impossible. "
"I haven't been with anyone else."
"Then it's a miracle child," he said coldly. "And I still want it gone."
Rune picked up the box again. Her hands didn't shake, much to her surprise.
"I expected no less from you."
She turned to leave and then seemed to reconsider.
"No, I think you will need to suffer through the rest," she said before taking the seat again.
For the first time since she walked in, she seemed lost for words. Dorian cleared his throat, as if to move her along, but Rune seemed lost in a memory. She shook her head and looked out at the panoramic view outside.
When she spoke, Rune's voice wobbled for the first time.
"I have something to say."
