I pressed my back against the icy refrigerator, one hand braced over my swollen belly, trying not to shake. He surged forward, grabbed my wrist, and slammed my shoulder into the metal door—his eyes bloodshot, wild. “Stop lying!” he roared. I swallowed hard. “I’m carrying your baby…” He froze for a heartbeat, then sneered like I’d just stabbed him. But when the fridge door swung open, what was inside stole my breath—now I knew why he needed my silence… forever.
I pressed my back against the icy refrigerator, one hand braced over my swollen belly, trying not to shake. Jason Miller filled the narrow space between the counter and the fridge like a storm front, reeking of whiskey and adrenaline. The kitchen clock over the sink ticked loud enough to feel like a threat. “You’ve…