Chapter 66

He was right, she could admit that to herself, and it was uncomfortable how well he knew her, so she shut him out even more. “I can't do this, Cedric. You want to know what the doctor said, then here it is: I need rest, I need to stay calm, I need to keep my blood pressure down, and dredging over the past isn't going to help anyone.”

“It might.”

“And it might not!” Anna responded. “Cedric, I need some space, some time to think. Go to your meeting, do whatever it is you have to do. Right now, I'm going to have my shower.”

But her words didn't move him, not an inch.

Fine, Anna decided, if Cedric didn't have the decency to leave then he could damn well stay. The towel still safely around her, she went past him into the bathroom and turned on the shower, praying he'd take his cue and leave, but Cedric clearly had other ideas.

“I'm not leaving till we get to the bottom of this, Anna,” His voice was loud over the water, his stance supremely confident, but so