Cassandra read it and recoiled. “I didn’t speak to anyone.”

Damon’s phone rang again. His attorney. He answered on speaker.

“Damon, say nothing publicly. We’re preparing an emergency petition to establish paternity and prevent the children from being removed from Colorado.”

Cassandra stood so quickly her chair struck the wall. “What?”

The attorney continued. “We should also seek temporary control over media exposure. If Ms. Hayes refuses a confidentiality agreement, we may need to argue that publicity threatens the children.”

“I never contacted the media,” Cassandra said.