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Chapter 0282
Hannah
“Then prove it,” Leonard hissed, taking a step closer to me. “Take the serum.”
I was un
up against the wall now, my claws and fangs extended, but fear stoppedfrom moving. Before | could even
react, Leonard was suddenly lunging forward, grabbing a fistful of my hair.
| stifled a cry of pain as he yanked my head back, bringing the vial to my lips. The cool glass pressed against my
mouth, and | clenched my teeth, refusing to open.
“Stop fighting.” Leonard whispered, his breath hot against my ear. “Just drink it!”
| couldn’t take it anymore. The fear for my baby overwhelmedin those moments, and | knew | had no choice
but to tell the truth.
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“I'm pregnant, Leonard” | blurted out. “I can’t take that serum!”
Leonard froze, his eyes widening in shock. His grit on my hair loosened slightly, but the vial remained pressed
against my lips.
Suddenly, the door flung open with a thunderous bang, falling from its hinges and hitting the floor with a
splintering crash. Noah stood in the doorway, his eyes blazing with fury, his chest heaving. A crushed bouquet of
roses sat forgotten behind him.
“You're pregnant?!” he roared.
Caught in the act, Leonard dropped the vial, the glass shattering on the floor. He mumbled something
unintelligible and quickly slipped past Noah, practically running down the hallway. Neither Noah nor I paid him
any attention, too focused on each other to notice his escape.
My heart raced as | stared at Noah, terrified of his reaction. For several long moments that felt like an eternity,
we just looked at each other in silence, both stunned.
“Is it true?” he demanded, his voice low and dangerous.
| swallowed hard, my throat dry. “Noah, I-”
“Don’t lie to me, Hannah,” he cutoff, taking a step forward. “Are you really...” His eyes flicked to my belly.
“...Pregnant?”
For a moment, | almost considered saying that | wasn’t-that it had just been a lie to keep Leonard from forcing
that serum down my throat. But | knew that it would have been a futile effort, because Noah would be able to
see through my mask. There was no more hiding it.
So, | nodded slowly, hot tears welling up in my eyes. “Yes,” was all | could manage to whisper.
Noah's face flickered through a range of emotions, each one more obvious than the last-surprise, anger,
betrayal, and something that looked almost like hope, but he finally seemed to settle on betrayal in the
end.
“How long have you known?” His voice was hardly more than a whisper, which was somehow even more
terrifying than if he had yelled.
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| took a deep breath, steeling myself for his reaction. “About three months,” I admitted, my throat raw.” Although
I had it confirmed at the hospital after Jake. | shook my head, unable to say the words. I'm supposed to go for my
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Noah's eyes flashed dangerously. “Three months?” he growled. “You've known for three months, and you have a
fucking appointment tomorrow, and you didn’t tell me?”
| flinched at the venom in his voice. “I was... scared,” | said softly.
“Scared?” Noah scoffed. “Of what? Me?”
I nodded, unable to meet his gaze. “I was afraid you would try to take the baby in the divorce.”
“Fuck, Hannah,” Noah growled, clutching his hair-two words that he had muttered so sensuously when we had
slept together, but now... That's why... So that’s why you specified that you wanted to take any Nightcrest
members with you when you left.”
All | could do was nod, too frozen to speak. Still pressed up against the wall, | felt my fingernails dig into my
palms.
Noah's face darkened with rage. “You were going to steal my child from me?” he snarled, closing the remaining
distance between us. “After everything we've been through, after all the years we've tried for a baby, you were
just going to run away with my heir?”
| felt a surge of anger at his words, which momentarily blotted out my fear. “Your heir?” | spat. “Is that all this
baby is to you? An heir?”
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