It was now spring. She had been pregnant for over three months, and her belly would soon begin to show.
When she slept, she could even feel the presence of a new life merging with her own body.
But Yara Quillan waited in her room for over half an hour, and Lucian Sloan never appeared.
Just as she was assuming Lucian Sloan hadn't yet managed to slip away from Silas Lennox and Jared Monroe, the door was pushed open.
"Yara, the doctor said your blindness is a psychological issue. To truly cure it, you need to resolve whatever is weighing on your heart. Can you tell me why, exactly, you don't want to see?"
Jared Monroe crouched in front of Yara Quillan and asked in a soft whisper, "Is it... because of Henry Lester?"
At his words, Yara Quillan's fingers twitched, but she quickly put on an impeccable smile. "Jared, what are you talking about?"
