Miranda continued after a while.
“They will look into you. They will examine your breakup with Marcus, Vivian’s engagement and the timing of the hotel night. They will speak to clinic employees. They will speak to hotel staff. They will purchase medical information if someone is willing to sell it.”
My hand moved toward my stomach before I stopped it.
Miranda noticed.
“They will uncover the pregnancy,” she said. “Maybe today. Maybe next week. But they will uncover it.”
The room seemed to narrow.
“You cannot know that.”
“I know reporters.”
“You know people who trade in cruelty.”
“Yes.”
The simple answer left no space for comfort.
“They will calculate dates,” she continued. “They will realise Marcus could be the father. They will see Vaughn’s face and understand that the hotel ni
