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Finally, Max looked at her properly, as if he’d buried all the hurt thata brother he’d never reed not to let the past cloud the future In light of the press headlines ill present a united front, but now it’s over I can deal with other problems’

That fear turned to ice, draining any warmth from her body Was she just another probleotten? ‘What other problems?’

‘Don’t play the innocent withis a problem’

Was he bla her? The accusation in his dark eyes and laced into every word certainly h her, its heat chasing away the chill of fear ‘One you no longer need to worry about’ Sickness filled her sto as she turned to walk away froht that little of her and the baby he was letting her sier and disappoint her

Max caught up with her and took hold of her aroing?’

She whirled round to face hirasp ‘As far away from you as possible’

He looked at her, a frown of worry creasing his brow ‘That will not be possible You are co home with me’

Lisa looked at hi home with you’

‘We agreed’ His lips pressed into a firry, too irrational to care what he thought

‘You agreed and you can’t make me’ She knew she sounded emotionally unstable, but she couldn’t help it, not when her body was full of pregnancy horhs to lows in just a few seconds Or was that Max? Was he the one turning everything on its head?