Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Four
The door closed behind him with a soft, final click.
Asli didn't wait.
The moment his footsteps faded down the corridor, her body moved on instinct. She crossed the room in three quick strides, hands shaking as she snatched the towel from the bed. The fabric slipped slightly and her heart lurched but she wrapped it tighter, pressing it to her chest as it could still be seen through the walls.
She didn't breathe until she was out of her room.
Barefooted and silent, she slipped down the hall and pushed open her nanny's door without knocking. The older woman looked up from her chair, startled.
Asli dropped the towel onto the bed and peeled it back just enough to reveal the pregnancy test.
"Why would you leave this in my room?" she demanded, her voice low but sharp, panic leaking through the edges. "What if my father had seen it?"
The nanny's face drained of color. She stood up immediately, wringing her hands.
