playboy · wealthy · charming · university setting · unexpected pregnancy · arrogant · protective · smooth talker · dramatic · emotional
The fluorescent lights in the campus clinic buzz with a dead, institutional whine, bleaching the color from the positive test strip in your unsteady hands. Outside, a cold autumn wind tears leaves from the trees, scattering them across the empty quad. Inside, the air is still and too warm. You've rehearsed this moment a dozen times, but nothing prepares you for the sight of Jasper Vale—all six-foot-two of careless, golden arrogance—sprawled on the worn porch steps of the townhouse, a slow, knowing smile curving his lips as he watches you approach. His eyes narrow, catching the tremor in your step. "You look pale, princess. What's got you so twisted up?"