Page 54 of Sweet Temptation

Gripping my arm, she pulls me into the house with a sigh. "This way," she says, leading me toward a bedroom.

"What the hell is he doing here!" Hanna screams, half-cries. I'm officially worried, and I won't be able to stop myself from comforting her, even when I know we are forbidden.

"Bailey called him, I told her to," Scarlet replies as she sits on the bed with the blonde. Scarlet told her to? Okay, now the world is falling apart. Staring at Hanna in pain makes me nauseous.

"What's going on, Cinderella? Talk to me," I say softly as I kneel beside her. The pain in her eyes makes my chest crack, makes me feel sick. And killing someone doesn't make me feel nauseous or sick. This is about to rip my world apart.

Hanna's green eyes stare up at me, bloodshot, with tears stained on her cheeks. What she says next literally slams through my body and ruins any chance of this forbidden romance to end. We are stuck together.

THIRTY

I feel like absolute shit. I've been draped over the toilet bowl all morning and missing classes isn't my best suit. Also been avoiding Damon like the plague since our fight. "Need anything else, Hanna?" Bailey calls through the door.

Some pain killers. Some gravol. Fuck.

Groaning, I shove my head over the bowl again and throw up last night's Chinese food. "I'll take that as a yes," Scarlet replies, opening the door to my bathroom suite, her face filled with concern.

Something crosses my mind and I feel dizzier than ever. "Did you two get your periods?" I groan as I lift my head and look up at them. Bailey's face goes white, and I watch Scarlet's jaw drop.

Fuck! Closing my eyes, I wrap my arms around my knees, tears escaping. This can't be happening. We're forbidden. He's supposed to be my enemy.

"It's okay, Han Han. Scarlet can run and get some pregnancy tests," Bailey says as she kneels next to me. Tears spill from my eyes and I nod slowly, pulling myself up and wrapping myself in Bailey's arms. I wish she understood, but she doesn't.

Scarlet shoots me a fake smile and I know exactly what it means now that I know how close our families are. Turning on her heel, she grabs the keys and heads out the door. "Bails, what if—" I sob.

My friend watches me closely before she pulls me into my bedroom and sits on the bed with me. "You'll have to call Damon, decide what you're going to do," she says softly. Shit.

We haven't talked in two days, and calling him about this would be… Oh God. My mind spins. His mother would kill me. My brother would kill me.

I look at Bailey, my eyes bloodshot. "Can I have some chocolate?" I whine. She giggles softly and nods, heading out of the bedroom to our kitchen. Burying my face in my hands, I let more tears escape.

How could this happen? We were protected every time we… Fuck! Jersey City, when he had that hockey game. The fucking hot tub. Jesus Christ.

I reopen my eyes when Bailey kneels beside me with a packet of dairy milk chocolate. Frowning, I take it from her hands and shove a piece into my mouth. Turning my head toward the bedroom door, I hear keys jangle at the doorway to the condo.

Holding my breath, I await Scarlet's return. She saunters into the bedroom and drops the bag of pregnancy tests on the bed beside me and frowns. She's probably worried about me. I told her everything after Harley showed up.

She was there for me. Scarlet told me I was shipped here by my mother after the incident in high school—my father never knew. That's why I didn’t grow up in the mafia world. Because my mother shipped me away and then ran away from the man she married.

"If you want one of us to come in the bathroom with you…" Bailey whispers, pulling me from my thoughts. I shake my head, that's the last thing I want, especially when I'm already scared. Especially with the thoughts running in my brain.

Grabbing the bag, I get to my feet and disappear into the bathroom, closing the door behind me. Holding my breath, I take each test before shoving them back into their plastic covers. My brain can't handle this. It can't. Damon's family will have me slaughtered.

"Are you okay in there?" Scarlet calls through the door.

Pulling the door open and facing my friends, I don't even want to look at them. I can't. Wiping away my tears, I hide my face in Bailey's large cleavage. "It's okay, Han Han. I'll check them." Scarlet smiles, kissing my head.

She has been so good since we talked two days ago. So supportive and managed to tell me about everything I missed with Harley and my father in the world I only just found out I'm a part of.

My dark-haired friend disappears into the bathroom, and I watch her closely, my heart pounding. Scarlet's face turns white and her lips tremble.

Oh, no. I avert my eyes as the tears spill. Pulling from Bailey's arms, I slump down on the floor beside my bed and bury my face in my knees, letting the sobs wrack my body. "It's going to be okay," Scarlet reassures me.

It can't be! I'm pregnant with my enemy's child.

I barely hear anything, all I can hear is the pounding of my heart and the sobs that escape my lips. "Bailey, go call him. Get his ass here," someone says from far away.

I can't hear a single thing anymore. My daddy always warned me to be careful, he didn't want me to go through what he and my mother did. Now here I am. Closing my eyes, I cry harder and hug onto my knees. I'm pregnant.

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