A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 456

He and Rowan were just the pot calling the kettle black.

Besides, the chances of Elissa getting together with Rowan were even slimmer than her getting back together with him.

"Okay," Frank finally said, then added, "People are easily swayed by online mobs these days. Don't take their words to heart. You're pregnant now; the baby should be your priority."

He knew that emotional stress during pregnancy could affect the baby's development.

Elissa knew that too. She glanced down at her belly, and the thought of the little life inside filled her with a soft warmth. She smiled and nodded, even though he couldn't see her. "Yes, I know. You don't need to worry about me."

Rowan watched the gentle smile on her face and found it incredibly irritating. So what if he was willing to step up as the father? Frank, the biological dad, would always be lurking around like a persistent ghost. Just like now.

It was infuriating. Utterly infuriating.

Elissa, her mind still on the baby, didn't notice the change in his mood. She put her phone down and tried to move off his lap and back to her own seat. Now that she was awake, their position felt a little too intimate for their current relationship, especially since she hadn't told him the truth about the Murphy family yet. When he found out, he might look back on this moment with disgust.

But the hand on her waist suddenly tightened. She had just lifted herself up when she was pulled right back down, landing squarely in his lap again.

She knew they had many issues to resolve, and that they needed to wait until this online storm passed to address them calmly. But Rowan clearly had other ideas.

His dark eyes bored into hers. "Have you been avoiding me all this time because you're pregnant?"

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