“You’re awake?” Christian spoke in an irritated tone. I removed my headphones and put down the tablet so I could communicate with him. “Yes...I couldn’t sleep.”He scoffed and sighed before he walked off to the bathroom, not saying another word. “Did I do something wrong?”We were obviously all tens
“Poor Serena can’t get sleep for a day? Do you know how many nights I’ve stayed awake, trying to figure out how to protect the both of you?” He lost his temper and yelled at me.“I barely have time for myself because all my time goes towards protecting you and the baby—and that’s okay because that’s
He sighed and pulled my head away so he could stare right into my eyes, as he touched both sides of my cheeks. “I have to send you away for a bit, just until things are safe.” He spoke and observed my face to read my reaction. “It’s just for a few months, I need you and the baby to be safe, and I ca
“I really don’t want to go.” I pouted, refusing to let go of Christian. We were one month further—and just like promised, I would go to a safe house.Christian had a guilty look on his face, and let go of me before he took a step back. “It’s just for a while, Serena.” Emilio jumped in.“It looks lik
“Come on.” He guided me inside as my jaw nearly dropped. It did definitely not appeared to be how I described it. “Not really a shoebox after all?” Christian chuckled and grabbed my hand.“I’ll never let you live in a shoebox, no matter the circumstances—you know that.” He smiled.“Well, my old apar
“That’s a strong and healthy Lamberti,” Ramiro spoke and handed me the sonogram. “Yes, she has a habit of kicking me.” I looked down at the picture with a smile on my face.“Do you think she looks like me?” I asked excitedly and turned around the picture. “Hmm, it seems more like Christian to me.” H
“Don’t get me wrong, if money was not involved—I still would’ve been the—“ Olivia ranted, but I pulled her into a tight hug. “I don’t care, I’m just happy all of you are here!”“Now give us a tour of this shoebox.” Luna walked around as we all followed her. Just as asked, I gave the girls a house to
Christian“No, not at all.”“In that case, I’ll follow your instructions and put myself up for advertisement, since you would’ve done the same.”Those were the only words Christian heard over and over before he opened his eyes, with only one thought going through his mind. What did I do?He reached