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The second strike of war came the next day in the form of an email from Getards lawyer to her lawyer.

My client believes that your client Miss Collins is carrying his child.  He wants to be included throughout the pregnancy and will seek sole custody upon the birth of  the child.

Her blood boiled even though she wasn't that surprised. Gerard was possessive ,  she had learned that once they began dating.  She had expected this reaction but no one was going to take this baby from her not even Gerard.
She quickly typed a response to Adrianna
Tell him it's not his and to back the fuck off!
She didn't want to dwell on Gerard any longer. For she knew she would soften towards him.
No! She needed to continue to believe he was evil. He was creul , angry and uncaring.  He had proved it when he had her arrested without allowing her to explain.

She stopped herself from thinking about that terrible day. She'd made a terrible mistake and she was grateful that the judge had accepted her remorse even though Gerard hadn't.
Three thousand euros a month was a lot of money to her and she had to get back to work so she could pay Gerard back.
She had been so stupid thinking Gerard would understand why she took the money but clearly she was horribly wrong.
A beep brought her out of her thoughts.
A message from Gerard appeared on her phone screen.
Let's not play games Sierra.
Simple yet menacing.  It was a threat

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