Chapter 234

Julian

"What happened to your arm?" Megan rushed forward, and thanks to the fact we had an audience her face was full of fake worry.

Coming to a stop she touched the wide bandage around my arm with the tips of her French painted nails. Dragging them along the material in a way that was meant to show that she was a caring dutiful-  whatever she was meant to be but only came across as a woman who was literally getting her claws into the man she had been swindling for years.

"I took a little fall." Covering her hand with my good one I patted it and smiled. I had to make this believable and not be too icy but neither could I come on too strong. She would see through that as well.

Megan was clever and she had bested me on every turn so far so I couldn't let that happen this time. The plan I had hashed out with Forrest relied on her thinking she was in control and still had me under her foot.

"It wasn't a little fall." Forrest snapped from behind me as he moved further into the room. "He shouldn't even be here." His eyes raked over her with barely contained loathing. Not that Megan seemed to care what anyone thought about her.quite the opposite in fact she enjoyed people's hatred because she thought it made her powerful.

"And I told you-" my voice rose. "That I would not miss Megan's first scan. This is important," I turned to him just like we had talked about. "Now that I know the truth , this baby is the heir to my entire kingdom,"

Megan's gasp was loud. "What do you mean? The twins?"

"Not mine." I lied with a shrug that was meant to look like I didn't care  but still that I was in pain. "Ian's." Another shrug and the entire time I was staring at her , gauging her reaction.

Just like I knew she would, she widened her eyes to the max. "I am so sorry, Julian." Her fingers squeezed over my arm like I was meant to believe that she didn't already know.  I had made sure that the kingdom was awash with that particular rumour.

"The betrayal you must be feeling ," she shook her head. "I can't even begin to try and understand how you are feeling."

Carefully I levelled my eyes on her, she really was a piece of work. She knew the twins were mine just like we both knew the baby she was carrying wasn't mine.

"Megan can you jump up please." Forrest cut in with a growl in his voice. "The king really shouldn't be up and about in his current state. The only reason he is here is because -"

She turned to me fully. "Has something else happened?"

Megan probed in her too sweet girly voice.

"No." I muttered.

"Cassies rejection is hitting him in weird ways." Forrest said over the top of me. Again just like we had planned.

"She rejected you?" Megan shrieked and this time she couldn't help the excitement in her voice.

"I don't want to talk about it." Stepping back I motioned for her to get up on the bed. "But I am tired so can we do this and then I'll talk to you about our options later," lowering my voice I forced myself to smile. "When we are alone."

"Options?" Her eyebrows shot up as she jumped up onto the bed and laid down. Baring her stomach so the cold jelly could be squeezed onto it.

"Do I have to warn anyone about confidentiality?" I growled out before Forrest grabbed the wand and swiped it across her stomach. There was a chorus of no's from everyone except Megan.

But then I knew that was going to be the case anyway. I needed her to spread the rumours about my wife. It would keep Cassie and the boys safer.

Or at least I hoped it would.

"Everything looks healthy." Forrest said in a clipped voice. "And-"

He pressed down a little harder and Megan winced back. "Ow." She spat and then baring her teeth she growled at him. "Watch it Forrest. I'm carrying the future heir. You should be more careful."

"Yes you should." I said quietly but I wasn't talking about Forrest. I was talking to her. She was just too dumb to realise it.

"Is it a boy or a girl?" I asked in a quiet voice. I didn't really care and if this was my child I wouldn't give two shits but I was playing a part now.

Another swipe. "A girl."

I let my shoulders droop and stared at Megan. "That's a shame." I said emotionlessly. "Girls can't rule."

Her face crumbled. Fat tears fell down her face, "maybe there are two. You've had twins before and-"

Too late she realised what she said. "Those boys weren't mine, remember." I pointed out , catching her eyes I smirked. "How disappointing though. I was hoping for a boy."  Turning on my heel I hurried towards the door. "Mistresses give girls , queens give boys. Make sure she is fit and healthy and have her driver take her home." I ordered.

"Julian wait- I-"

The door slammed behind me , drowning out the protests she was no doubt issuing because she had to have bloods taken.

The seed of doubt had been sown though. All of these years Megan had wanted what my wife had. So that's what she was going to get.

I would treat the woman who was black mailing me exactly like I had treated my mate in the beginning and I would ruin her with it.

It was the only way to get my family back.

Smiling to myself I wandered down the hospital corridors. Right passed the door to Cassies old office I ran my fingers back over the wood. Almost tempted to knock and go inside.

Only I knew she wasn't there, so there would be no point.

Cassie was out there somewhere in the world and I didn't have a clue where. I would soon though because I knew the other part of my plan would work.

And that's where I was going now. To start the next part of my plan.