Scandalous Sins: Unwrapping His Convenient Fiancée / The Sheikh's Pregnant Prisoner / Snowbound with His Innocent Temptation. Tara Pammi
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СКАЧАТЬ his body. ‘Would I be invited?’ His tone was light, almost teasing, but she could sense an undercurrent of something else. Something darker. Brooding.

      ‘Of course,’ Violet said. ‘You’re part of the family. It wouldn’t be a Drummond wedding if you weren’t there.’

      ‘As long as you don’t ask me to be the best man,’ he said with a grim look. ‘My father’s asked me to be his and that’ll be four times in a row.’

      ‘Wow, you must be an expert at best man speeches by now.’

      ‘Yeah, well, I hope this is the last time but I seriously doubt it.’

      Violet thought of her parents and how loving and committed they were to each other and had been from the moment they’d met. They renewed their wedding vows every ten years and went back to the same cottage on the Isle of Skye where they’d spent their honeymoon on each and every anniversary. How had Cam dealt with his father’s casual approach to marriage? Ross McKinnon changed wives faster than a sports car changed gears. How embarrassing it must be for Cam to have to go through yet another wedding ceremony knowing it would probably end in divorce. ‘Maybe this time will be different,’ she said. ‘Maybe your dad is really in love this time.’

      Cam’s expression was a picture of cynicism. ‘He doesn’t know the meaning of the word.’

       CHAPTER EIGHT

      THE NEXT DAY Cam came home from work with the news that his contract with Nick Nicolaides had been signed that afternoon.

      ‘Let’s go out to celebrate.’ He bent down to kiss Violet on the mouth. ‘How was your day?’

      Violet looped her arms around his neck. ‘My day was fine. You must be feeling enormously relieved. Was Sophia there at the meeting?’

      ‘Yes, but she was surprisingly subdued,’ he said. ‘I think she might’ve been feeling unwell or something. She got up to leave a couple of times and came back in looking a bit green about the gills. Too much to drink the night before, probably.’

      Violet’s brow furrowed. ‘Could she be pregnant?’

      He gave a light shrug. ‘I wouldn’t know, although, now that I think of it, Nick was looking pretty pleased with himself. But I thought that was because we finally finalised the contract.’

      ‘Maybe being pregnant will help her settle down with Nick instead of eyeing up other men all the time,’ Violet said.

      Cam stepped away to shrug off his coat, laying it over the back of a chair. His expression had a cloaked look about it, shadowed and closed off. ‘A Band-Aid baby is never a good idea.’

      Violet knew he was bitter about his parents and the way they had handled his arrival in the world. Did he blame himself for how things had turned out? How could he think it was his fault? His parents were both selfish individuals who ran away from problems when things got the slightest bit difficult. They moved from relationship to relationship, collecting collateral damage along the way. How many lives had each of them ruined so far? And it was likely to continue with Ross McKinnon’s next marriage. No wonder Cam wanted no part of the type of marriage modelled by his parents. It was nothing short of farcical. ‘True,’ she said. ‘But a baby doesn’t ask to be born and once it arrives it deserves to be treasured and loved unconditionally.’

      A frown pulled at Cam’s forehead. ‘We haven’t discussed this before but are you taking any form of oral contraception?’

      Violet felt her cheeks heat up. It was something she had thought about doing but she hadn’t got around to making an appointment with her doctor to get a prescription. There hadn’t seemed much point when she wasn’t dating regularly. But now...now it was imperative she kept from getting pregnant. The last thing Cam would want was a baby to complicate things further, even though she could think of nothing more wonderful than falling pregnant with his child. ‘I’m not but I’m sure it won’t be a problem—’

      ‘Condoms are not one hundred per cent reliable,’ he said, still frowning.

      Violet felt intimidated by his steely glare. Why did he have to make her feel as if she was deliberately trying to get pregnant? There were worse things in the world than falling pregnant by the man you loved. Much worse things. Like not getting pregnant at all. Ever. ‘I’m not pregnant, Cam, so you can relax, okay?’

      A muscle tapped in his cheek. ‘I’m sorry but this is a big issue for me. I don’t want any mishaps we can’t walk away from.’

      Violet cast him a speaking look. ‘You’d be the one walking away, not me.’

      His frown deepened. ‘Is that what you think? Really? Then you’re wrong. I would do whatever I could to support you and the baby.’

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