The moment those words left her mouth, Kane’s movements visibly stalled.
He turned his head, looking first at Rhett, then at me, a questioning look in his eyes.
Evangeline seemed to have grabbed hold of her last lifeline. She forced herself to look up at me, her eyes filled with desperate hope.
Almost everyone present instinctively assumed that I would compromise—for the sake of that kidney.
I let out a soft laugh.
That trace of a smile hung in the air, cold as a blade.
I blinked, looking at her face twisted with fear, and spoke slowly and clearly:
“Why would I want my kidney back?”
Evangeline froze, staring at me blankly, her voice trembling.
“You… you don’t want your kidney back?”
The smile on my face deepened slightly, yet there was not a hint of warmth in it.
“Of course I do
