“Answer me, Elena.”
Adrian’s voice was quiet.
Too quiet.
The hospital room felt smaller than before. The machines hummed softly beside her bed, measuring her pulse—measuring the betrayal she was about to confirm or deny.
The nurse lingered awkwardly by the door.
The doctor stood still, watching.
And Adrian…
He was looking at her like he was seconds away from tearing the truth out of her himself.
Elena swallowed.
Her mouth felt dry.
“I…” Her voice trembled before she steadied it. “No.”
The lie landed between them.
Heavy.
Adrian didn’t blink.
The doctor cleared his throat. “We’ll have the bloodwork results shortly. That will confirm.”
Elena’s heart dropped into her stomach.
Confirm.
There would be no hiding soon.
Adrian stepped back slowly, as if putting distance between th
