Fallen (Stolen, Book Three) (An Alpha Billionaire Romance) Read Online Free PDF

that just by the little time she’d spent with them. She could plainly see that they loved Ethan. They weren't trying to manipulate him like her father had been doing to her.
    Panic rose in her chest and she sucked in a breath. They needed to settle down, to talk this through.
    “We’re leaving,” Ethan snapped.
    Valerie’s face fell.
    Ethan reached down and took Harper’s hand, tugged her to her feet.
    “Ethan please. Sit,” Valerie pleaded.
    “Not when he can’t let this go.”
    Ethan and his father stared at each other, neither backing down.
    “I’m pregnant,” Harper blurted out.
    Two sets of startled gazes flew to her face and heat climbed into her cheeks. She hadn’t meant to just throw that out there, but she’d desperately needed to stop the fighting. She wasn’t going to be the reason that this family pulled apart.
    Valerie covered her mouth with her fingers. Robert looked from Harper to Ethan with a frown. Ethan clenched and unclenched his fists but said nothing. Finally Valerie stood and patted Harper on the arm.
    “Ethan, why don’t you and Harper go for a walk? It’s a beautiful night and I’m sure that she could use some air. I’ll have Martha reset the table for two so that when you get back you can eat quietly. In the morning, maybe we can all sit down and talk?”
    Harper quickly agreed to the plan. As it was, she had no idea if Ethan was pissed at her for telling them like that.
    “Fine,” Ethan growled, grabbing her hand to help her from her seat. He swung his angry gaze toward his father. “But no more questions about the case. We’re not here to be cross-examined.”
    Robert seemed to acquiesce, but his eyes were dark and forbidding as ever as he watched them walk away.
    Ethan tugged Harper along the patio until they reached a wooden walkway that led out to the sand. Her heels sank immediately and she pulled him to a stop.
    “Hold on.” As quick as she could she slid them off her feet and left them there, then twined her fingers with his once again. The heat from his hand crawled up her arm and even though the sun had set and a cool breeze wafted from the water, she was warm. Safe. Protected.
    “I’m sorry I just blurted that out. Everyone was hurting and I didn't know what else to do. I guess I panicked.”
    He stopped and stared out at the ocean for a few long seconds before turning and looking down at her. His gaze was softer and he pressed his lips to her forehead. She leaned into his touch.
    He always made her feel like she was the most important person in the world.
    “I planned on telling them in the morning anyway,” he said. “Until my father started in on you, and then everything went out the window.”
    “I expected that,” she finally said. “I’m actually surprised at how civil your father’s been, considering who I am.”
    “Well, I didn’t come here tonight to listen to him play Sherlock Holmes. We’re together and he needs to realize that I won’t put up with that shit. He was trying to use you and that fucking pisses me off.”
    His jaw was tight and the lines of his face harsh in the moonlight. She hated that it was her fault that he was unhappy, that there was tension between him and his father. She stepped closer until she was pressed against his chest. Then she let go of his hand and slid her hands up his shoulders, higher until she was cupping his face.
    His dark gaze met hers and she could see the anger swirling within the depths.
    “But you stood up for me. You defended me.”
    She stood on her toes and pressed her lips to his, darting out her tongue to trace the curve of his bottom lip. His hands slid to her waist and he gripped her tight. Waves lapped gently at the shore and little by little, Ethan relaxed under her fingers.
    “Thank you,” she whispered against his lips.
    “You don’t have to thank me,” he said back. “Well, maybe you can thank me another way.”
    His hot breath washed over her lips, but when he tried to deepen the