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heart to shreds. She couldn t deal with his, too. Not
when all the blame lay on her. If I didn t work with
chemicals, this never would ve happened. Because of
my job, I poisoned our baby.
Jake shook his head. No way. You wanted our
baby as much as I did.
The pain in his eyes caused her chest to ache,
and tears blurred her vision. But it s a side effect of
the research I do.
Says who? He questioned her as if he didn t
know it was an established fact for women in her
profession.
Sarah lifted her hands and placed them against
his chest. I ve known other women who ve lost their
babies. The doctors at Syndetic said it s caused by
the chemicals we work with.
What? The blast of his anger hit her. She
cringed and closed her eyes, afraid for a moment
he d hate her forever. Sarah, tell me which chemical
is causing the problem? We ll have it restricted so
other people won t have this happen to them.
I, uh... She opened her eyes, confused by his
question, and caught the green fire burning in his,
anger and hurt battling in their depths.
She d never asked any of the women what
projects they d been working on after she found out
they lost their babies. She dropped her gaze from
his. He would never forgive her for the mistake. I
never asked.
Then how do you know your job is to blame?
Syndetic could be doing something to make sure the
interns won t deliver? Jake eased the pressure off
her shoulder but didn t let her turn away. I
remember you telling me they were scenting the air
with something to heighten everyone s sex drives.
Maybe it also has a negative effect on the embryos.
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But why would Syndetic do such a thing?
Sarah struggled to think clearly, but...if the
company knew the chemicals were responsible, why
didn t they take protective measures to protect
female interns?
I m not sure, but I don t trust them. Jake slid
his hands down her arms and gripped her hands.
How many others lost their babies?
Sarah bit her quivering lip. There hadn t been a
lot. Two or three, most of the other girls were using
birth control patches.
Why didn t you? Jake s question drew Sarah s
attention back to his face. A lock of blond hair fell
over his forehead. Her hands tingled with the urge
to brush it back, to absorb his sorrow. If only she
could bury her own in his arms. But her guilt
wouldn t let her off so easily.
She shook her head and took a deep breath. His
unique scent filled her with longing, and her hands
trembled at the idea of never making love to him
again. By not taking birth control, I could refuse to
let a man in my bed. I didn t want any of them to be
the father of my child. Tears filled her eyes. I
should ve never made love to you either. She
covered her face with her hands.
Don t cry, Sarah. He gathered her into his
arms, but the warmth of his body didn t touch the
cold chill circling her heart. She couldn t forgive
herself for what she d done to her child, and the pain
she d caused Jake. She d lost everything because of
her job.
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Jake, go talk to Sarah. You ve been out of the
office for the past few weeks. If I hadn t sent you a
message, you wouldn t be here now.
I m busy working on this case. I promised her
we d find out what s happening at Syndetic and
what s causing dragon women to miscarry.
Yes, and you re also avoiding my sister. I know
you re out to prove Syndetic is behind Sarah losing
your baby, but...
Jake s chest tightened. The pain hadn t eased
since he d first heard William say those words. Now,
determined to carry out William s orders, Jake
marched down the hallway leading to their suite.
He d dropped by last night, but finding her
asleep in their bed, he d left.
He pictured Sarah lying across the sheets. Her
hair scattered across her pillow, eyes close, her
naked form hidden under the blankets, and the rich
scent of her sex screaming for him to relieve the
hunger in her rich black dragon blood. He d wanted
to crawl in bed and spend the night making love to
her, but he hadn t. He d promise himself he d find
her answers first.
Jake clenched his hand into a fist and hit the
hallway s metal wall. Frustration burned through
him as he forced himself to continue to their suite
door.
He d talked to every woman who d been
pregnant while working for Syndetic, but he still
couldn t identify the chemical responsible for the
problem. Instead, he discovered a larger issue.
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He stopped in front of the door to their suite.
Sworn to protect people with dragon blood, he d not
been there to safeguard the one person he loved
more than life itself.
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Sarah walked around the suite, touching objects
along the way a vase of flowers, a glass dragon, a
small cloth toy. Her family had showered her with
some of her favorite things. One of Scott s dragon
sculptures sat in the middle of table behind the
couch. A bright gem between its claws reinforced the
myth that only a diamond s beauty held the strength
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