There was a beat of silence on the line.

"Are you hurt?"

The way Roman said it almost made me forget the two security guards standing beside my open locker. Almost.

"No."

"Is Cole there?"

"No. The police are coming."

A pause.

"What happened?"

I looked at th

Roman's estate had three gates. I counted them because counting was easier than thinking about the fact that I was carrying his child. The first gate opened after a camera scanned the SUV. The second required a guard to check the driver.

The third was steel and stone and e

I asked Roman to teach me how to shoot over breakfast. He set down his coffee. "No."

I looked at him across the long kitchen table. "That was fast."

"You're pregnant."

"I'm aware."

"You found out yesterday."

"Also aware."

"And now you want to stand on a range bre