80 "Between Shadows and Truths"

Pov Emma

I faced that damn journalist with disdain, taking a deep breath, trying to focus and not lose my composure. I knew that if I lost my temper, I could put myself and the baby in danger.

“You're mistaken if you think I'll give in to your cheap blackmail,” I retorted.

Lexye, the bitch, smirked sarcastically. I felt anger; how did she find out about my pregnancy? What else did she know?

“Oh, dear, don't you understand?” She raised her eyebrows. “This isn't a simple choice, Emma. It's an order. Either you obey and disappear from his life, or I make sure to spread the news of your pregnancy throughout New York.”

I felt the rage boiling within me; it was as if she was doing this personally. And she was. She wanted Andrew, and as far as I was concerned, they could be together. But she better not mess with me and my baby.

“Who do you think you are? You don't know me,” I replied firmly.

The journalist laughed. Her laughter irritated me.

“You may be brave, but Andrew De Luca won't protec