(Takeover 01) Claimed: The Pregnant Heiress by Day LeClaire

Author:Day LeClaire [Leclaire, Day]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2011-01-05T23:00:00+00:00

Chase paced the darkly masculine confines of Ronald Worth’s study like a caged cougar. This day had not begun well and didn’t promise to improve anytime soon. Rafe’s furious call started off his morning, his single demand ringing in Chase’s ears. “Fix this!”

By the time he got his hands on a copy of the Seaside Gazette and read Gillian Mitchell’s inflammatory article, his mood had gone from bad to downright filthy. He intended to have a pointed conversation with Emma. He hadn’t planned on having one with her father, too.

The instant Emma closed the door to the study, Ronald swung around, his fists clenched in a manner that suggested it would take damn little provocation for him to use them. He glared first at Chase, then at his daughter. “You’ll marry the bastard, by God. You hear me, Emma? I won’t have the Worth name dragged through the mud because you two were careless.”

Chase took a single step forward, but it was enough to put Ronald on his guard. “Do not call me a bastard,” he said in a voice that was very soft and very, very deadly.

“It’s what you are, isn’t it? Barron’s Bastard?” Something in Chase’s expression had him raising his hands in clear surrender. “All right. I get the message. I wouldn’t want to be known by that name, either. Which is why I won’t have any grandchild of mine dealing with that sort of stigma.”

“I agree.”

Ronald opened his mouth, then shut it again. “Wait a minute. You agree?”

Chase crossed the room to stand with his back to the window. It was an old trick, but one that worked well, concealing his expression while making it difficult for everyone else to conceal theirs. “I’m not the one throwing up roadblocks. Your daughter is.”

Ronald swung around. “Emma?”

Her chin jutted out at a familiar angle. How many times had he seen her father assume that exact same pugnacious stance? “I don’t agree that marriage is the only option here. Just because Chase was called by that awful name doesn’t mean it will happen to my son or daughter.”

“Our,” Chase reminded her.

Ronald thrust his hands through his hair, standing the neatly trimmed gray strands on end. “Have you lost your mind? What are we supposed to do? Wait and see if it happens?” he objected. “It’ll be a little late to do anything about it at that point. The damage will be done.”

Chase refused to prolong the argument, especially not with Emma’s father wading into the middle, contributing his two cents. Worth was on his side when it came to this subject, which would help in the long run. But that didn’t mean he’d use father against daughter. It felt too much like ganging up. “We’re not going to wait. We’ll marry as soon as I can convince Emma it’s the best option.”

“Good, good.” Worth nodded his approval. “Here’s what I suggest the two of you—”

“Nor are we going to discuss it with you,” Chase interjected smoothly.

“Now wait a damn minute,” Worth began.

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