Layla’s POV
The knot in my stomach tightens as Alexander stares at me.
“What did you mean when you said pregnancy?” He asks again. The mixture of confusion and suspicion on his face makes me swallow the nauseous feeling in my throat.
Before I can move, Alexander pulls the computer screen into his line of view. My heart drops, and I can only watch helplessly as he stares at the screen.
However, he finds it blank. The empty screen only adds to Alexander’s frustration, and he growls.
“What is going on?”
I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. “Please don’t tell him,” I had just begged the Doctor through our mind-link, desperate to hide the truth. I don’t know if I can trust Alexander anymore; his recent behavior makes it nearly impossible for me to be honest with him.
“I w
