Bella’s mind raced as desperation clawed at her. She had to think of something, anything, to delay the inevitable. “How do you know I’m not already pregnant?” she blurted out, her voice trembling but firm enough to halt Brad in his tracks.
Both Brad and Candice froze, their expressions a mixture of confusion and disbelief. Brad’s lips curled into an amused smirk, and then he burst into laughter. “Good try, Bella,” he said, shaking his head as he resumed his slow, predatory approach. “But this little stunt to distract me won’t work. You’re only wasting time.”
Bella’s heart pounded as she shouted, “I’m serious! I might already be pregnant!” The words left her lips with urgency, and she could only pray they’d buy her bluff.
To her relief and surprise, it was Candice who stepped forward,
