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“Go ahead and mix it up,” she says then holds her hand out.

I twist it and mix the colors up. Then I hand it over to her. She solves it right before my face. I don’t even think she takes a minute to complete it, just as Ximena said.

She hands it back to me. Then pulls her phone from her pocket and starts tapping away at it. My burner phone chimes and I look down at it.

I open the text and find a picture of Symphony holding up a phone. I zoom in and see Ximena giving me a thumbs-up on the phone screen.

“I and anyone connected to me will always verify themselves with two forms of verification like this.”

I nod and stand to grab my things so we can leave. She settles my bill, and we go. We’re both silent until we get to the parking garage.

There is a driver waiting for us with a sleek black car. We slide into the back as the driver takes my things to place them in the trunk. I have so many questions, but I don’t know where to start.

“Ximena is a good friend of mine. You are safe here with me. Not only am I protected and looked after, but I also have the skills of someone your ex never wants to meet. If he finds you here, he will die,” she says matter-of-factly.

“How do you know my cousin?”

“I once saved her life, and we became friends. I don’t make friends easily. She was kind to me.”

I nod my head. That was one of my questions. I still have a million more.

“You are allowed free rein of my estate. However, if my family comes to visit, I will restrict some areas.”

“I will need to find a doctor.”

“Yes, for the pregnancy. I will help you with that. I have a client who owes me a favor. You will be taken care of.”

“A client? What do you do, if you don’t mind me asking?”

“I’m an assassin for hire, but if you meet my husband, you are not to tell him what I’m up to. As far as he is concerned, I am a principal dancer and an accomplished pianist.”

After those words, I have nothing else to say. I think I’m pretty damn safe with this woman.

CHAPTER 40

Revealing Prenup

Kayleen

Mrs. Jemma has been tearing up my nerves. She insisted I travel to the draft with her ahead of Cam and the others. The tension in the air when Cam and Cal arrived with their daddy and Nicole was suffocating.

Once she saw Nicole’s engagement ring, she started in on me to apply pressure to Cam about proposing to me. I don’t want to do that. I’m still not sure who the father of my child is.

Cam has been putting on a smile for everyone, but I can see he’s not happy. I’ll be honest. I’m not happy either.

I don’t understand what happened between me and JR. If this baby ends up being his, I will have lost the man I fell in love with, and I’ll lose one of my oldest friends. Cam will never forgive me.

I won’t forgive myself if I go through with this and say nothing. Cam should at least know there’s a chance this baby isn’t his. I just need his mama to get off my back.

“Kay,” Cam calls through the villa we’ve been staying in.

Draft night was so exciting. I know nothing about Atlanta, but Cam was drafted pretty high. This baby isn’t going to want for anything. Between Cam’s trust and contract, we’ll be sitting pretty for the rest of our lives.

However, if this baby is a little girl, I’m going to make sure she goes to school and finds her own thing. I’ve depended on a man my entire life. My mama made it seem like it was the only way.

Now, I find myself wishing I did something more with my life. If I had, I wouldn’t be in this situation. I could have taken my time to figure things out and then make my own decisions.

“Kay, did you hear me?” Cam says as he appears in the bedroom we’ve been sharing.

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