The Price of Protection

Stella was utterly stunned. “How could this be?”

“She got it from Jared,” Nathaniel said, his expression shifting immediately after. “I only found out recently too, but everything I told you last night was true. If you don't believe me, I can get tested.”

Stella's astonishment was instantly replaced by embarrassment.

At that moment, the manager seemed to have recalled something. His expression