Chapter 84

Chloe’s POV

“It does,” I cut in. “You don’t understand. I can’t do this.”

“You’re not alone,” he said.

“Yes, I am,” I shot back. “Look at everything happening right now. The investigation. The rumors. Your wife. Your son. And now this?”

I pressed my palms to my temples, squeezing my eyes shut. My thoughts were racing, colliding into each other.

A pregnancy.

A child.

At this time.

In this chaos.

“I’m fighting for my name,” I said, my voice breaking despite my effort to stay composed. “I’m trying not to go to prison for something I didn’t do. I’m trying to keep my sister alive. And now you’re telling me I’m pregnant?”

He moved closer again. “We’ll figure it out.”

“No,” I said sharply. “You’ll figure it out. I’ll pay the price?”

He shook his head. “That’s not true.”

I laughed again, bitter this time. “Your life stays intact no matter what happens. Mine doesn’t.”

He reached for my hands. I pulled