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    The Pregnancy of Adam Khan
    The Pregnancy of Adam Khan
    The Pregnancy of Adam Khan
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    The Pregnancy of Adam Khan

    By J. R. Brienza

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    The baby growing inside him has two fathers, and it's killing him.

    Genetic engineering made it possible for Adam Khan to bear and birth his biological child, but it never prepared him to carry the weight of the world. The product of a religious family, Adam hid his true self. Unfortunately, the object of his affection cares only for himself. Desperate to be loved, he turns to the morally bankrupt Chimera Collaborative, run by the sinister Dr. Shen Duan. 

     

    Will the pursuit of acceptance and an idyllic life be a matter of life and death? Pick up you copy now to find out!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ. R. Brienza
    Release dateJun 30, 2020
    ISBN9781386812661
    The Pregnancy of Adam Khan
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    J. R. Brienza

    At the tender age of 8, J. R. Brienza was inspired by time spent in a cardboard washing machine box to begin her writing career. Her third-grade teacher was a progressive young idealist that encouraged said behavior. Adulthood landed Brienza in the too-cool-for-school world of the professional creative, where she spent more than twenty years as an interior designer, and Green Advantage certified general contractor. As bugs often do, the writing bug kept biting. When she isn't penning her next book, or saving the world from shiplap, she spends time in her Pennsylvania home with her longtime love and their pets.

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      The Pregnancy of Adam Khan - J. R. Brienza

      Chapter 1 The Intruder

      Twigs and branches yielded to the weight of the tires with a muffled surrender. He cut the engine just after cresting the hill. Best to keep things quiet, he thought as he pulled the sports car alongside the estate’s imposing stone wall. On a perfect early autumn evening like this he typically put the top down, but this time he decided it was best if he wasn’t seen.

      The roadster’s door clicked shut and without hesitation he scaled the wall with his bare hands, jamming the toes of his sneakers into the gaps between the mortar joints. In seconds, he was resting on the wall’s limestone cap. From there he could see the pool, pavilion, main house, and the garages. An electronic clicking sound warned him that a surveillance camera was turning his way. There was no time to plot his entrance now.

      He jumped, thick grass carpeting his fall. He was all right. At least he thought so, but he couldn’t stop to check. The dogs were already barking in the distance. He patted at his pockets. Where is it? He tried not to panic as the Doberman Pincers barreled toward him. Eureka! The zip lock baggies were still sealed, so he opened a small corner on both. Dribbles of chicken liver blood dotted the lawn as he tossed the raw treats to the canines, plastic bag and all. That ought to keep you busy.

      Yellow blossoms of cat’s claw vine brought his eye to the second-floor balcony. Everything he wanted was there, in the master bedroom, but the treacherous vines made him think twice about climbing the trellis. So he sprinted to the front door and noticed a large, lonely parcel sitting on the steps. He rang the bell with a sweaty hand.

      Through a speaker a woman’s voice asked, Who is it? What do you want?

      "Zon-Zon driver. I have a delivery for this address.

      That you, Harry? the voice asked.

      Harry’s sick today. I’m covering for him.

      From the kitchen, Maria pressed a button on a wall monitor to see a man with dark hair holding a big box. She pressed another to unlock the door, and as he entered she said, Leave it in the vestibule, and tell Harry the housekeeper was asking ‘bout him.

      He placed the box near a console table flanking a pair of French carved chairs. All set! he shouted. I’ll send your regards to Harry. He opened and closed the door, but hid behind a chiming grandfather clock as Maria rushed out to inspect the parcel.

      More junk that man don’t need! she complained.

      With her curiosity satisfied, her duties called her back to the kitchen. He slipped out from behind the clock and up the winding staircase through the double doors of the master suite. Once inside, he heard the sound of the bathroom shower hissing and surveyed his surroundings to find suitcases, along with boxes, strewn about the room.

      Carefully, he closed the doors behind him and slipped across to pull out the top drawer of the bedside table, only to find ordinary things: an aspirin bottle, reading glasses, and the TV remote. There was more of the same in every drawer he checked. In short, he found nothing and lots of it.

      A man’s singing voice emanated from the bathroom, the exact tune unrecognizable over the hissing.

      The intruder entered a large walk-in closet. It was as grand as the bedroom, paneled with carved wood and brass embellishments. Suits, ties, and other clothing of the finest quality hung from the racks.

      Finally, the song was made clear. I want to hold your haa-haa-hand. I want to hold your hand. He stopped and listened to the singing as he slowly turned the doorknob to the bathroom. As luck would have it, the click of the latch was muffled by the melody.

      What the heck, Adam?

      Sorry, Clay, said the intruder, aka Adam. I wanted to surprise you.

      Well, you sure did that! Almost gave me a coronary to boot! You know I missed you. C’mon, give me a little sugar.

      Clay offered a soft, dripping wet kiss laced with the scent of juniper berries. Want to join me?

      Adam’s eyes scanned every muscle and sighed. I thought you’d never ask.

      Chapter 2 The Infidel

      Adam went about

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