Chapter 64
The confirmation of her pregnancy hummed beneath Margot's skin, a dizzying mix of elation and terror. Clutching the ultrasound printouts—her new, most precious possessions—she headed out searching for Fury. After getting directions from a cheerful nurse named Ava, she moved down the sterile corridor, her world narrowed to the grainy black-and-white images in her hand. A tiny, flickering star. Her baby.
She was so focused on tracing the shape in the picture that she didn’t notice the final turn for Dr. Boyd’s office. She rounded the corner and ran straight into a wall of solid muscle.
A startled "Oh!" escaped her lips as her balance gave out. She closed her eyes tightly, bracing for the hard fall to the floor, but it never happened—instead, a strong arm wrapped firmly around h
