Chapter 11

Dominic forced himself to stay calm. "How could I possibly be mistaken about something like this? "Yes, I knew that when I was kidnapped, Lila had risked her life to save me. I've never forgotten that. I was grateful. "But only a few days after that, I found a hospital report saying she'd had an abortion! If that baby was mine, why would she hide it from me?" His jaw clenched so hard the muscles in his cheek jumped. The veins stood out on his forehead, and anger simmered just under the surface. "There's only one explanation. She cheated on me! That child belonged to another man!" The secret he'd kept buried for so long came spilling out at once. When he finished, it felt like someone had drained every last ounce of strength from his body. "Lila betrayed me. Even so, I couldn't bring myself to break up with her. I told myself that if she ever came clean on her own and admitted she was wrong, I'd forgive her. After all, she'd given me a lot over the last five years. She even risked