The Skull Ruler by Penelope Sky

Author:Penelope Sky
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penelope Sky

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“Where are you going?” Case sat at the table with the receipts and books scattered around him. He didn’t look up from his balance sheet as he watched me grab my purse in his periphery.

“Nosy, aren’t you?”

“Defensive, aren’t you?” He looked up, his eyebrow raised.

“I have a doctor’s appointment.”

“Everything alright?”

“It’s just a checkup.”

“Do you want me to go with you?”

“No, I’ll be fine. You’ve got too much to do here anyway.” I left the factory then walked through the city to the office. It was the first time I’d been out and about in Florence since…I was with Lucian. I used to drive that ridiculous car around while I went shopping and ran errands. It was a restrained form of freedom.

I checked in at the front desk, gave a urine sample, and then waited.

It was still freezing outside, but I was covered in sweat.

I couldn’t be pregnant.

I couldn’t.

The father of my child would be the Skull King. That was the worst thing that could possibly happen.

Before the doctor even walked into the exam room with the results, I already knew the truth. I hadn’t noticed a change in my body, but when I ran my hand over my stomach, I could feel the slight curve. My belly had grown, but I’d lost weight at the same time. As a result, I looked exactly as I did before.

The doctor walked inside, gave me a slight smile, and then flipped through the paperwork. “Congratulations. You’re going to be a mother.”

I watched her lips move as I heard every word she said, but the news didn’t settle right away. My life was forever changed in that moment, and I didn’t even have the full nine months to prepare for the grand event. I had to be a few months along, so that was less time to process everything.

The doctor studied the consternation on my face. “I guess that wasn’t the news you were hoping for.”

“I’m just surprised.”

“Most pregnancies are by accident. You’re two months along.”

Two months? Wow.

“Let’s put you on some vitamins. Then we’ll schedule a follow-up appointment with a sonogram.”

I muted everything she said. My hand moved across my stomach as the truth sank in. I wouldn’t be starting a family with a nice husband. I was knocked up by a cruel man who didn’t want me, who hadn’t changed his mind in the last three weeks since he saw me. “Yeah…let’s do that.”

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