CHAPTER 9: Alison
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Alison stared at Harker, waiting for him to crack a smile or to do something to let her know that he was kidding.
He tossed back his drink and stood, walking to the bar and refilling it. “I don’t see why you think this is a joke. I’m offering you millions of dollars to have my child.” He glanced at her, his frown deeper than normal. “This is a business deal, and I never joke about business.”
“Business?” She laughed again but it fell flat when he continued to stare at her without even a spark of humor in his eyes. “You have to be kidding. You’re trying to buy my baby? Who does that now-a-days?”
“People buy babies all the time, but they call it adoption.” He made another drink for her and walked back across the room, handing it to her. “But I’m not talking ab
