NINETY-TWO

Eden pov

I couldn’t understand if I was being selfish as I hesitated making the life changing promise, or if I was thinking instead of acting on my emotions.

The worst part was that as my gaze met Mathildas, I found desperation I hadn’t seen ever before. It felt as if whatever was happening behind our backs, it was far worse than I thought and this woman had already accepted her fate. A fate I didn’t want her to meet.

Squeezing her hands with all my might, I nodded. “If worse comes to happen, I promise to take in your child and raise him as my own. I promise.”

Although the words felt heavy on my tongue, they gave her some sort of relief and Mathilda visibly relaxed, muttering something under her breath.

“What is going on?” I whispered, unable to hold back the questions anymore.

I needed to know what was happening and what were the risks we were facing.

Sure, Mathilda was walking the halls as she always did, busy with her responsibilities, but her child was hidden somewhere in th