Damian's POV
Damian stared at the photo glowing on his phone screen, his grip so tight around the device it might have cracked.
Evelyn.
Caught mid-step, face clear, posture tense.
The gossip site had captured her stepping out of the car at the hospital. The caption written beneath it:
“Who is the mystery woman spotted with Damian Blackwood at a private surrogate clinic/hospital? Rumors swirl.”
The comments below escalated, multiplying by the second.
He finally has a girlfriend?
She looks like no one special. Blackwood must be desperate.
Private surrogate clinic? He must be hiding something.
Trash. All of it. But trash had a way of catching fire when thrown into the right crowd.
Across from him, Evelyn sat frozen, her face pale, eyes wide. She clutched her purse in her lap as th
