173

EDEN

“Goodbye, Roman.”

“Why’re you saying it like I'll never see you again?

He laughed but I couldn't bring myself to laugh too because I knew more than he did.

He tried to take the baby from me but his hand was firmly wrapped around my shirt and he started crying when he realized he was being taken away.

“Roman, it's fine. Let me just take him. He's too young to be away from me.”

“It’s fine. What's a vacation if you're still going to be with the kids? Go on, I'm here. Daddy's here.”

He finally unplucked Roman's hand from my shirt and that's when the river of tears burst out.

Seeing my baby like that brought tears to my eyes.

“That’s the last of them, Alpha.”

Roman nodded and turned back to me.

“I guess that's your cue. You sure you don't want any of the drivers to take you?"

I cleaned the tears and smiled.

“No, I want to be alone. You sure the kids would be fine?”

I looked at my children and everything in me wanted to stay.

“Yes, they'll be fine. If anything goes wrong, I'll call you.