CHAPTER FORTY FIVE
He doesn’t blink.
He just stares at Jake, expression locked, unreadable, too calm to be safe.
Jake presses on, emboldened by the silence.
“She lived with me. We were together for years. She left me suddenly, and shortly after, she came here claiming to be pregnant with your heir.”
His voice grows stronger, almost smug.
“But that baby is mine. I am certain of it.”
My knees nearly buckle.
What is this?
Why is he lying?
Who put him up to this?
The royal doctor steps forward with a bow, adding fuel to the fire.
“My king,” he says, “I have examined her multiple times. It is true she is with child… but with a proper test conducted at the facility, she was a week gone before you both met, there is no absolute proof the child belongs to you.”
The room erupts shock,
