He let go of her hand. "What are you trying to say?"
"I've known you for almost ten years, Cainan, so I know you're smart enough to understand what I'm trying to say." She says in reply.
He remembers breaking things off with her over twelve weeks ago but all the while they were together, he really thought that they were safe, she told him to use protection most of the time and she was always on pills because according to her, she couldn't bear the thought of having Hugo's child. "It can't be true," his eyes drop to her somewhat swollen belly, "how?"
He cannot help wanting to know the truth. Clara has never lied to him before and there was no need to lie now, especially when it put her in a dangerous place.
"Hugo was on a business trip, probably one of those times in your office when we thought birth control pills were all we needed and you didn't put on a condom?" She whispers-yell at him before adding, "But don't worry, I'm not forcing you to acknowledge or even accept the child, just begging you to not put me into a tighter situation than I already am!" She walks away from him in a hurry.
He takes a while to process the truth that he just found out. As much as he wants to protest against her accusation about him not wearing a condom despite her being the impatient one during sex, something greater is happening. It's with Clara, being to death at the idea of being seen with him and he has been trying to wrap his hand around it. This is it. Clara being so terrified of Hugo that she didn't want to be seen with him. He runs after her and he catches her again, but this time she struggles to get out of his grip.
"Let me go!" She ground out through gritted teeth, desperately struggling to set herself free from him.
He releases his grip but doesn't let her go. "Is Hugo physically hurting you?"
"What do you care?!" she spat out at him. Their little escapade, although at the night, still brings a little attention from the people at the resort to them and some had crossed looks.
It hurt him she thinks he doesn't care about her safety because he still does. They might be over, but that doesn't mean everything has changed. "I do care, always, and if you are carrying my child, I'd want you to be in a completely safe place. You and our child." He genuinely replies.
Tears well up in her eyes as she stares up at him. "God is punishing me for all the wrong and evil things I've done to you. He's punishing me, Cainan."
He shakes his head, refusing to agree with her, "I don't believe that, but even if he is, Hugo is in no place to execute judgement for what you have done. Is he hurting you?" He asks again.
She bites down on her lower lips as tears roll down her eyes, but she doesn't answer his questions before saying, "One of them is here!" She tells him, with more tears running down her face.
"Is he going to hurt you? Answer me!" Cainan demands this time harder.
"He suspects that I'm pregnant with your child. What do you think?" She finally yanks her hand from his hand and as he lets go, she hurries away from him and out of the resort. This time, Cainan doesn't follow her. He just stands and watches until she disappears into the night.
***
"Honestly, I thought they had arrested you for going out of control and murdering everyone on your path last Friday," Neriah admits as Cainan steps into her room and remains at the door. She closes the bible in her hand and drops it beside her on the lampstand.
He draws closer to her bedside. "Do you believe in God, Ria?"
Okay, three things just happened here, she thought. One, he ignored her playful accusations of killing ten people. Two, he asks about her beliefs and three he used a pet name with her, one only Shawn called her. What's happened to him in the past three days?
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