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Caleb nodded He’d known this didn’t involve him but only a fool wouldn’t ask—and only a fool would be hurt by the vehemence of her answer

What would she say if he told her that it sees, after all?

Still, the “no” hat mattered

And it hat he’d expected

He’d only ht, coldly correcting himself And she’d assured him she was on the pill

“Then I have only one last thing to tell you” Caleb paused “My client will agree not to contact you again”

She blinked “But you said—”

“With one proviso He wants proof of paternity”

Sage threw up her hands “Are you as deaf as he is? This baby isn’t David’s”

“Let’s say it’s for his own peace of mind”

“Can’t you ever speak the truth, Mr Wilde? He wants the test because he thinks I’”

“Either way, take the test and you can put all this behind you”

“So this—this was all subterfuge”

“If the child isn’t your dead lover’s, you have nothing to fear”

Sage took a steadying breath