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I frown. “What’s wrong? Was your appointment okay?”
She gulps. “It was…” She shakes her head. “Yeah, it was fine.”
Her eyes don’t meet mine. I frown.
“Is this about the article? We have the royal media team dealing with it. They’ll probably get most of the articles taken down and threaten newspapers with lawsuits for making up those stories, citing slander. It’ll all blow over. It’s just because the memorials were a couple of weeks ago, and this is the first time I’ve been seen with anyone.”
Rowan lets out a snort, shaking her head. “That’s the problem, Wolfe. I’m just a controversy. I’m the sad, desperate woman trying to fill your dead fiancée’s shoes. I’m the outsider who doesn’t belong. I’m someone you keep secret from your family and friends and the media—”
“The media are animals,” I snap. “They tore Abby to shreds even when they pretended to love her. I won’t let them do that to you.”
“It’s not about that, Wolfe,” Rowan says. Her shoulders stiffen as she drops her chin. Taking a finger, I tilt her head back up to meet her eye. Her bottom lip trembles.
“What is it, Rowan?” My voice is soft. My heart is breaking. This relationship will end—I just know it. I thought we could make it official? I thought I could protect her? Who was I kidding?
Rowan takes a step back, splaying her hands on my chest as she pushes me away. She drops her arms and takes a breath, lifting her eyes to mine.
“I’m pregnant, Wolfe. It’s yours, and I’m keeping it.”
