Chapter Thirty-Nine
Ana
I sat completely still on the floor of the small room for a very long time. As the minutes ticked by in the quiet space, my mind kept bracing for the worst. I fully expected Desmond to storm back through the door at any second, pointing a finger at me and barking, "Look at exactly what you have caused now." I was entirely certain that he would find a way to blame me all over again for whatever sudden pain Ema was experiencing down the hall.
A bitter chuckle escaped my lips as I leaned my head back against the wall, thinking about how incredibly blind and stupid Desmond truly was. He was so completely convinced that Ema was carrying his true bloodline heir. It was almost laughable. He was being maliciously played, looked down upon, and manipulated like a complet
