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Chapter 1

The air in the apartment was thick, not cool like when he was around It had been teeks since he’d left her, and Katherine White swore she’d lost her ability to breathe All she wanted to do noas be sick Fittingly Her body was in withdrawal What she needed was Lann Dréan’s touch But she’d signed a contract not to contact hiive her A month of the most incredible sex of her life

“Come on, Kat,” Diana said, “you’ve been cooped up in here for teeks Come out for dinner with us It’ll be fun”

Kat sed down bile, trying not to vomit

“Enrico won’t mind”

“I’ll just stay here withat her roommate

“Kat” Diana crouched down next to her “You haven’t been well since … well, since you knohen” She wiped Kat’s hair fro to help”

“I’ot to work I’m behind with my research”

Diana straightened and rested her hands on her hips “Is that maybe because you haven’t been back to his library?”

Kat rolled her eyes at Diana’s deter to prevent Kat fro him “There are other libraries, you know”

“Yeah” Diana gave her a conde look “Not with the same material Not hat you need Besides, you haven’t been to any of those other libraries either You haven’t been anywhere since he left”

“You and Enrico go and have fun I—”

The wave of nausea Kat had been fighting broke She ee at lunch, into the toilet

When only dry heaves remained, Diana handed her a ipe and patted her shoulder

Kat supported her back against the bathtub “I’ve never had a sto that lasted for seven days”

“Kat?” Diana’s voice was soft “I think you should consider an alternative reason for your condition”

“Like what? Can’t be food poisoning It doesn’t last this long Besides, I don’t have a fever”

Diana sat down next to her “I was thinking along the lines of doing a pregnancy test”

Kat looked up quickly “Impossible I told you he’s infertile”

“You haven’t had your period”