Tempt the Flame : A Standalone Dark Romance (Burn For Me Book 2) by Ria Wilde

Author:Ria Wilde [Wilde, Ria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-19T00:00:00+00:00

It’s nine PM and I am exhausted. The afterparty started an hour ago but I haven’t been able to do much but sit and drink my water.

Sebastian keeps looking at me, worry and stress lining every part of his expression and Olivia has stuck by my side the whole time. I just don’t know what is wrong with me.

“You okay?” Savannah asks on a breath, finally breaking away from the horde of people who wanted photos and autographs. She’s got a bounce to her step and that post show glow is still lighting her up, the smile not once falling from her face.

I wave a hand, “All good.”

“She says that,” Olivia huffs, “But throwing her guts up every day this week, not being able to stay awake and going off food in general says otherwise.”

Savannah’s eyes widen, “What!?”

“I’m fine,” I shake my head, “Really.”

“Are you pregnant?” Savvy blurts.

I choke on my water, “Excuse me?”

I hear Olivia audibly gasp and her dark eyes drop to my abdomen as if she could confirm it right now.

“Don’t be ridiculous!” I scoff, “I’m on the pill.”

Savannah purses her lips, “So was my friend, but she’s got twins now.”

“I’m sorry, what?”

“The pill is effective,” Savvy shrugs, “But not fool proof and any number of things can affect it, you know? Even just missing one day or whatever.”

I blink slowly, “I’m not pregnant.”

I don’t have a period because of my birth control so I can’t even confirm that but no, I’m not pregnant. Absolutely not. I take my birth control religiously. I’m not cut out to be a mother, not when the only experience I have with motherhood is how my own raised and treated me. I would be a horrible mother.

“I’m just saying,” Savvy bites her lip, “What Oli just said sounds like early pregnancy symptoms, my friend was similar.”

I must be pale, or the look must convey horror because Oli snatches up my hand, “It’s okay.”

“What do you mean, it’s okay? I’m not pregnant!”

My eyes jump to Sebastian laughing with Malakai at the bar and when he catches me looking, he winks with a grin.

I look away, “I’m going to the doctor anyway.”

“Maybe do a test before,” Savvy shrugs, “No harm in checking is there?”

No. I’m not pregnant.

But what if I am? Panic starts to claw itself up my throat, I can feel it crushing my chest, closing my airways and I abruptly get up. “I need a drink.”

“I’ll come,” Oli starts to get up.

“No, I’ll be fine. Just stay there, I need a minute.”

I’m gone before she can question me. No, I can’t be pregnant. That’s not what this is.

I don’t go toward Sebastian, I go to the very end, to a corner that hides me a little bit and wait to be served, just needing a moment to myself.

Although that doesn’t last long.

“You must be Willow,” Someone says from beside me and I turn to see a man at my side, younger than me, with his black hair cropped close to his skull, “I’m Christian.

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