Page 84 of King of Sin
Her gaze deliberately swept over Alexa from head to toe before returning to her face.
"I don't want anything that's already been used by someone else."
The words landed like a slap.
Alexa's face instantly lost all color.
Juliet tilted her head slightly, her eyes filled with open disgust.
"It's only someone like you who would happily accept another woman's leftovers."
Alexa's face burned with fury, her chest rising and falling with sharp, uneven breaths as she glared at Juliet. Her hands were clenched so tightly at her sides that her knuckles had turned white, and for a moment, she genuinely looked as though she was only seconds away from completely losing control.
Then, unexpectedly, she forced herself to calm down.
Drawing in a slow breath, she straightened her posture and lifted her chin. One hand moved through her messy hair, smoothing it back as though she could somehow restore her dignity despite the dirt smudged across her face and the mud staining her expensive clothes.
A smug smile slowly spread across her lips.
The anger in her eyes faded, replaced by pure arrogance.
"You can say whatever the fuck you want," she said confidently.
Her smile widened.
"But the truth is that I'm pregnant with Vincent's child."
The moment the words left her mouth, pride practically radiated from her entire body.
Her hand instinctively drifted to her stomach, fingers lightly brushing over it as though she were already imagining the future she believed she had secured. Excitement sparkled in her eyes as she stared at Juliet, eagerly waiting for the reaction she had spent all night fantasizing about.
Tears. Heartbreak. A complete emotional breakdown.
Anything.
Instead, Juliet simply stood there.
For a brief second, surprise flickered across her face.
Her eyebrows lifted slightly.
Then the expression disappeared as quickly as it had come.
"Congratulations."
Juliet's voice was flat.
Completely unimpressed.
"A dog got a bitch pregnant."
She raised an eyebrow and folded her arms across her chest.
"What exactly does that have to do with me?"
The smile on Alexa's face instantly stiffened.
The reaction wasn't what she had expected.
